Publishing

pressing the point

Ladyfinger Press publishes on arts learning and research, documenting the practice and knowledge making of artists, in particular women in contemporary performance.  Ladyfinger has most recently released I Shudder to Think: Performance as Philosophy, authored by senior Australian artist Margaret Cameron.  This book is the first in a series of publications on Women in Contemporary Performance.  Live Research: Methods of practice-led inquiry in performance is edited by Leah Mercer, Julie Robson & David Fenton. The book is a series of articles by artists from across Australia who detail the methods that shaped and sharpened their doctoral projects. Click here for more details. The directors of Ladyfinger regularly write across a range of arts and academic disciplines, including practice-led research, creative learning, feminist theory and theatre making, mythology and voice.