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Alana Gerecke (PhD, Simon Fraser University 2016) is a Lecturer in English at Capilano University's School of Humanities, where she integrates movement-based and literary pedagogies. She also serves as Term Lecturer at Simon Fraser University's School for the Contemporary Arts and has taught at York University, University of British Columbia, and University of the Fraser Valley.
- PhD in English (Simon Fraser University, 2016)
- MA in English with Performance Studies specialization (Simon Fraser University, 2009)
- BA in English (Honours) with Dance minor (Simon Fraser University, 2006)
Gerecke's research combines academic and artistic methods to analyze urban spatial politics through site-based dance and everyday choreographies. Her book project Moving Publics examines how movement patterns in public spaces reveal and reshape social relations, with particular focus on embodied assembly and gravity-ground-body dynamics.
Her publications in Performance Matters Journal, Canadian Theatre Review, and The Futures of Dance Studies demonstrate consistent engagement with site-responsive performance and urban mobility themes. Awards include the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship (2016-19), Trudeau Scholarship (2011-15), and Robert Lawrence Prize (2019).
- Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship - York University (2016-19)
- Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship (2011-15)
- Robert Lawrence Prize for Best Conference Paper (2019)
- Artist-in-Residence at The Dance Centre (2020-22)
As both educator and practitioner, Gerecke's studio-based movement courses and critical theory seminars emphasize embodied writing pedagogies and resource literacy development. Her artistic collaborations with groups like Battery Opera and EDAM Dance have received federal and provincial arts council support.
