Catherine Baker
PERFORMING QUEER NATIONS: THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST SINCE 1990 due from Manchester University Press in 2027. She/her.
- Where were *you* when you first heard Dragostea din tei? Help a student in Toronto trace its spread through Europe and beyond: docs.google.com/forms/d/1SLy...
- New blog post: Designing #Eurovision: the first research volume on Eurovision stage design and how I came to co-edit it in 2023 bakercatherine.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/d...
- This volume’s co-edited with theatre expert Amy Skinner, with research chapters plus interviews with 8 creative professionals: www.routledge.com/Designing-Eu... My own chapter is on ‘the city as a stage’ in Liverpool’s on-the-ground cultural programming, against background of hosting on 🇺🇦’s behalf