Matthew Goulish is Adjunct Full Professor of Liberal Arts and Writing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a founder member of the Chicago-based performance group, Goat Island. He has published numerous essays on performance, poetry and literature and is author of 39 microlectures: in proximity of performance (Routledge, 2000). Since the company was founded in 1986, Goat Island have been invited to present their work at various international venues and events including the Venice Biennale; the Eurokaz Festival in Croatia and the ICA in London.