[Candrama] In Memory of Eury Chang

Wed Apr 5 11:29:19 EDT 2023

Dear Robin,

This is indeed a loss both to CATR and everyone who knew Eury. Thank you for letting us know where we can access key elements of his scholarship, read tributes and leave our own.

This is much appreciated.

Best,
Moira

Dr. MOIRA DAY
Professor Emerita
Department of Drama
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK
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(Le français suit)

Dear CATR Colleagues,

It is with heavy hearts that the CATR Board learned of the recent passing of our colleague, friend, and BC Representative, Dr. Eury Chang, after a long illness.

On the CATR Board, Eury served on the Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Committee, the Archival Committee, and as the Board’s Working Group Liaison.

As a scholar, Eury’s work on Asian-Canadian theatre was groundbreaking, with theatre-related publications on bouffon, immigration, intercultural performance, and Asian Canadian Dance. He was also an editor for Ricepaper Magazine.

For those who knew him, Eury was a valued colleague ready to hold any conversation about theatre at the many conferences he attended across the country, particularly while browsing new titles at the book tables. He was a kind, curious, empathetic, and generative listener when in conversation with professors and fellow graduate students alike, always eager to hear what you thought about any subject, grand or minute. Perhaps he knew that we are all searching for answers, even to the unanswerable, and that it was the thrill of the chase that made academia and life worthwhile.

The CATR Board and CATR 2023 Organizing Committee will give space to say more in Eury’s memory at the Conference and on our website (https://catracrt.ca). For now, we send love and warm thoughts to his family, friends, and colleagues far and wide in this difficult time.

The UBC Department of Theatre & Film has posted this tribute:

https://theatrefilm.ubc.ca/news/in-memoriam-dr-eury-chang

Ricepaper Magazine has posted this tribute:

https://ricepapermagazine.ca/2023/03/17128

Sincerely,

Dr. Robin C. Whittaker
CATR President
Associate Professor, Drama, Department of English
St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
rwhit at stu.ca

Select publications by Eury include:

Chang, Eury Colin. “Bouffon: The Roots of ‘Critical Clowning’ in Canada.” Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 183, 2020, pp. 25–29, https://doi.org/10.3138/ctr.183.005.

https://ctr.utpjournals.press/doi/abs/10.3138/ctr.183.005?journalCode=ctr

Chang, Eury Colin. “Towards Reconciliation: Immigration in Marty Chan’s The Forbidden Phoenix and David Yee’s Lady in the Red Dress.” Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 36, no. 2, 2015, pp. 196–215, https://doi.org/10.3138/tric.36.2.196.

https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/TRIC/article/download/24304/28115?inline=1

Chang, Eury Colin. "Asian Canadian Dance: Cross-Cultural Currents in Vancouver’s Kokoro Dance and Co. ERASGA Dance" Contemporary Directions in Asian American Dance. Edited by Yutian Wong, The University of Wisconsin Press, 2016. https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.3366/drs.2018.0226

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Chers collègues de l’ACRT,

C’est avec tristesse que le conseil d’administration a appris récemment le décès de notre collègue, ami et représentant de la Colombie-Britannique, Eury Chang (PhD), à la suite d’une longue maladie.

En tant que membre du conseil d’administration de l’ACRT, Eury a fait partie du comité sur l’antiracisme et l’anti-oppression et du comité sur les archives, en plus d’assurer la liaison avec les groupes de travail du conseil d’administration.

La recherche d’Eury portant sur le théâtre canadien d’origine asiatique était innovatrice, notamment ses publications sur le bouffon, l’immigration, la performance interculturelle et la danse canadienne d’origine asiatique. Il était aussi un des rédacteurs de Ricepaper Magazine.

Pour celles et ceux qui l’ont connu, Eury était un précieux collègue, toujours prêt à discuter de théâtre lors des multiples conférences auxquelles il participait partout au pays, particulièrement lorsqu’il bouquinait. Il savait écouter avec gentillesse, curiosité et empathie lorsqu’il échangeait avec des collègues professeurs ainsi qu’avec des étudiantes et des étudiants des cycles supérieurs, toujours intéressé à entendre ce qu’ils pensaient sur des tas de sujets, quelle que soit leur importance. Peut-être savait-il que nous sommes toutes et tous à la recherche de réponses, même celles qui sont impossibles à trouver, et que c'est l’excitation de cette quête qui nous pousse à nous investir dans le monde universitaire et dans la vie.

Le conseil d’administration de l’ACRT et le comité organisateur du colloque 2023 donneront l’occasion d’honorer la mémoire d’Eury lors du colloque et sur le site Web de l’Association (https://catracrt.ca<https://catracrt.ca/>). Pour l’instant, nous voulons dire à sa famille, à ses camarades et à ses collègues que nous pensons chaleureusement à eux en ces moments difficiles.

Le Département de théâtre et de cinéma de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique a publié cet hommage :

https://theatrefilm.ubc.ca/news/in-memoriam-dr-eury-chang

Ricepaper Magazine a publié cet hommage :

https://ricepapermagazine.ca/2023/03/17128

Salutations,

Robin C. Whittaker, PhD
Président de l’ACRT

Professeur agrégé, Théâtre, Département d’anglais
Université St-Thomas, Frédéricton, Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada

Voici quelques publications d’Eury :

Chang, Eury Colin. “Bouffon: The Roots of ‘Critical Clowning’ in Canada.” Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 183, 2020, pp. 25–29, https://doi.org/10.3138/ctr.183.005.

https://ctr.utpjournals.press/doi/abs/10.3138/ctr.183.005?journalCode=ctr

Chang, Eury Colin. “Towards Reconciliation: Immigration in Marty Chan’s The Forbidden Phoenix and David Yee’s Lady in the Red Dress.” Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 36, no. 2, 2015, pp. 196–215, https://doi.org/10.3138/tric.36.2.196.

https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/TRIC/article/download/24304/28115?inline=1

Chang, Eury Colin. "Asian Canadian Dance: Cross-Cultural Currents in Vancouver’s Kokoro Dance and Co. ERASGA Dance" Contemporary Directions in Asian American Dance. Edited by Yutian Wong, The University of Wisconsin Press, 2016. https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.3366/drs.2018.0226

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