Lee Jamieson
Encyclopedia
Lee Jamieson is an English
author
, journalist
and lecturer
.
. Jamieson wrote his MA thesis on Antonin Artaud
, his favorite theatre practitioner.
After a period of developing and implementing community arts workshops, he took a lecturing post at Stratford-upon-Avon College
and qualified as a lecturer from University of Warwick
.
As a theatre writer, he has written books about the playwrights Antonin Artaud
and Harold Pinter
and is the journalist responsible for the Shakespeare pages of About.com
.
As a journalist, his subjects include business
and travel writing
.
in 2004. Following a year living and working in Larnaca
, Cyprus
Lee and Vicki returned to Stratford for the birth of their first child, Elliott, in 2009.
England
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author
Author
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, journalist
Journalist
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and lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
.
Biography
Jamieson graduated with a first-class BA honours degree from DeMontfort University and a MA with Distinction from University of WarwickUniversity of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
. Jamieson wrote his MA thesis on Antonin Artaud
Antonin Artaud
Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud, more well-known as Antonin Artaud was a French playwright, poet, actor and theatre director...
, his favorite theatre practitioner.
After a period of developing and implementing community arts workshops, he took a lecturing post at Stratford-upon-Avon College
Stratford-upon-Avon College
Stratford-upon-Avon College is a further education college in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.It offers a wide variety of courses ranging from Pre-Entry Level to National Diplomas, A Levels and degree level courses.- History :...
and qualified as a lecturer from University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
.
As a theatre writer, he has written books about the playwrights Antonin Artaud
Antonin Artaud
Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud, more well-known as Antonin Artaud was a French playwright, poet, actor and theatre director...
and Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter, CH, CBE was a Nobel Prize–winning English playwright and screenwriter. One of the most influential modern British dramatists, his writing career spanned more than 50 years. His best-known plays include The Birthday Party , The Homecoming , and Betrayal , each of which he adapted to...
and is the journalist responsible for the Shakespeare pages of About.com
About.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
.
As a journalist, his subjects include business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
and travel writing
Travel writing
Travel writing is a genre that has, as its focus, accounts of real or imaginary places. The genre encompasses a number of styles that may range from the documentary to the evocative, from literary to journalistic, and from the humorous to the serious....
.
Personal life
Jamieson married Vicki Jamieson in Stratford-upon-AvonStratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, south east of Birmingham and south west of Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers...
in 2004. Following a year living and working in Larnaca
Larnaca
Larnaca, is the third largest city on the southern coast of Cyprus after Nicosia and Limassol. It has a population of 72,000 and is the island's second largest commercial port and an important tourist resort...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
Lee and Vicki returned to Stratford for the birth of their first child, Elliott, in 2009.