Fred Moten

Fred Moten is Professor of Performance Studies and Comparative Literature at New York University, specializing in social movement, aesthetic experiment, and Black study. As an influential poet and theorist, he has published numerous acclaimed works that bridge academic scholarship and artistic practice. His research examines the intersections of black radical tradition, performance theory, and critical philosophy through both poetic and theoretical lenses.

Moten's research spans critical race studies, black aesthetics, and radical social theory. His work explores:

• The Black Radical Tradition and its aesthetic expressions
• Performance as epistemic resistance and social practice
• Poetics as theoretical intervention
• Decolonial methodologies in cultural studies
• Intersections of critical theory and black studies

His publications demonstrate consistent focus on black aesthetics, radical politics, and experimental forms.

Moten has received significant recognition for his contributions:

• MacArthur Fellowship (2020)
• Guggenheim Fellowship (2016)
• Roy Lichtenstein Award (2018)
• United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship (2018)
• Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism (2020)
• California Book Award (2014)

He has been a finalist for National Book Award, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.

Moten maintains extensive artistic and intellectual collaborations with:

• Wu Tsang (performance troupe Moved By the Motion)
• Stefano Harney (co-author of theoretical works)
• Laura Harris (Trespassage study space)
• Various artists including Arthur Jafa, Renee Gladman, and William Parker

He serves on editorial boards of academic journals including Callaloo, Discourse, and Social Text.