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Dr. Claire Pamment is a scholar and theatre-maker affiliated with William & Mary's Department of Theatre & Performance, part of the College of Arts & Sciences. She holds affiliations with Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies (GSWS), Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), and Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) programs. Prior to her current position, she taught at Yale University and institutions in Pakistan, and has professional experience in dramaturgy and theatre-in-education in London. Pamment earned her BA from Cambridge University, MA from Goldsmiths College, and PhD in Performance Studies from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London.
Her research focuses on South Asian theatre and performance, particularly marginalized communities in Pakistan and its diaspora. Key areas include transgender and queer performance, intersections of class, gender, sexuality, religion, and race. Her work explores historical and contemporary performances such as the Bhānd comic tradition and hijra-khwaja sira-trans communities. Supported by a SSHRC grant, she co-directed the theatre play Teesri Dhun and produced the film Vadhai: The Gift, showcased globally. Her publications include the monograph Comic Performance in Pakistan: The Bhānd (2017) and forthcoming works like Badhai: Hijra-Khwaja Sira-Trans Performances across Borders in South Asia.
Pamment’s research has been honored with the Coco Faculty Fellow Award (2021-2022). She has directed notable productions like Katori Hall’s Our Lady of Kibeho and site-specific works. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges performance studies, ethnography, and religious studies, contributing to global performance scholarship.
