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About Victoria Rue

Dr. Rue is a feminist theologian, and a writer, director and teacher of theatre. Her Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union focused on how feminist theatre enacts feminist theology. Dr. Rue has taught in the fields of Religious Studies and Theology for fifteen years. She has taught at the Pacific School of Religion, Starr King School for the Ministry, the California Institute for Integral Studies and St. Lawrence University. Dr. Rue teaches courses in Mysticism, Biblical Drama, and an Introduction to Religious Studies. She is a Lecturer Emerita in the Women Studies and Comparative Religious Studies Department of San Jose State University.

Positions

2010 - Present Adjunct Faculty Member, California Institute of Integral Studies ‐ Women's Spirituality Program
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2004 - Present Ph.D. Lecturer, Women’s Studies & Comparative Religious Studies, San Jose State University
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Present Emerita Professor, San Jose State University ‐ Emeritus Faculty
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2003 - 2004 Adjunct Faculty Member, California State University, Monterey Bay ‐ Teledramatic Arts
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2003 Adjunct Faculty Member, St. Lawrence University ‐ Education Department
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2000 - 2002 Adjunct Faculty Member, St. Lawrence University ‐ Religious Studies Department
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1997 - 2000 Adjunct Faculty Member, College of the Holy Names ‐ Sophia Center
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1988 - 1999 Faculty Member, American Conservatory Theater ‐ Theatre
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1997 - 1998 Adjunct Faculty Member, Graduate Theological Union ‐ Starr King School for Ministry
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1995 - 1997 Associate Professor, California Institute of Integral Studies ‐ Women's Spirituality
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1996 Adjunct Faculty Member, University of California Extension ‐ Theology
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1995 Adjunct Faculty Member, San Francisco Theological Seminary ‐ Theology
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1991 - 1994 Faculty Member, New College of California, San Francisco ‐ Department of Arts and Social Change
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1990 - 1993 Adjunct Faculty Member, Graduate Theological Union ‐ Starr King School for Ministry
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1981 - 1983 Assistant Professor of Theatre, Long Island University ‐ C. W. Post Center
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1980 Artist in Residence, Skidmore College ‐ Theatre Department
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Grants

2007 Lottery Grant
San Jose State University
2007 San Jose University Research Grant
San Jose University
2002 - 2003 Literacy and Theatre
Verizon/Independent College Fund of NY
1999 - 2000 Artist in Residence Grant
California Arts Commission
1998 - 2000 The California Endowment
Toxic Avengers Theatre
1992 New Langton Arts Artists Collaborative Projects Grant
New Langton Arts
1986 - 1991 Study Grant
Union Theological Seminary
1986 - 1991 Study Grant
Graduate Theological Union Berkeley
1981 Grant for writing writing and directing THE TERRY PROJECT
Van Ameringan Foundation
1979 Grant for writing and directing THE TERRY PROJECT
Van Ameringan Foundation
1976 Grant for theatre workshops in prisons
California Arts Commission
1975 Grant for theatre workshops in prisons
California Arts Commission
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Professional Service and Affiliations

Member, Dramatists Guild of America
Founding member, MOSAIC
Member, The International Women Playwrights Conference
Founding Member, The Women's Theatre Project, NYC
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Honors and Awards

  • Lilly Luce Fellow 2000-2001. Religious Studies: Teaching in the Global Community
  • Best Play of l993 for CancerBodies awarded by Tribad Productions
  • Selected by Ms. Magazine as one of the 80 Women to Watch in the 80s
  • CAPS Fellowship in Multi-Media, NYC, l980

Courses

  • The Study of Women, WS 101
  • Women of Color in the U.S., WS 20
  • Women in Popular Culture, WS 150
  • Women, Race, Class, WS 160
  • Religion and Political Controvery
  • New Directions for Women in Christianity
  • Western Religious Traditions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
  • Gender, Sexuality and Religion
  • Methods in Religious Studies

Education

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1993 Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union ‐ Theology
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1988 MDiv, Union Theological Seminary
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1970 B.A., Theatre, University of Southern California
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Links

Contact Information

Victoria.Rue@sjsu.edu

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Recent Works (2)

Publications (23)