Contact Information
109 Davenport Hall
M/C 148
Urbana, IL 61801
M/C 148
Urbana, IL 61801
Sociocultural Anthropology
Research Interests
Embodiment, Communication, Dance, Performance, Politics, Globalization, India, Fiji, United Kingdom, United States
Research Description
My dissertation research investigates the presence of dancing in India’s cultural relations, a foreign relations practice that connects people abroad with the heritage, people, or cultural practices of India. Through this work I investigate how the embodied experiences and communication of participants in such programs articulates with state discourses about art, cultural exchange, and international relations.
Education
B.A. Sociology & Anthropology, Dance - Swarthmore College