Manuel Ricardo Cuellar

Manuel Ricardo Cuellar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Latin American and Latinx Studies at The George Washington University. His research focuses on performance, dance, indigeneity, and Afro-mestizo imaginaries in Mexico, utilizing ethnographic fieldwork, archival research, and Nahuatl language studies.

His research interests explore dance's role in Mexican national identity, indigeneity, and queerness across Mexico and the United States. Cuellar combines ethnographic methods with archival analysis and Nahuatl linguistic studies to investigate how performance shapes cultural narratives and social identities.

His seminal work 'Choreographing Mexico: Festive Performances and Dancing Histories of a Nation' (2022) examines the historical and cultural significance of dance in Mexican identity formation, blending ethnographic insights with archival evidence. This publication established him as a leading scholar in performance studies of Latin America.

Awards:

• 2023 de la Torre Bueno First Book Award (Dance Studies Association)

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