Hanife Schulte

Hanife Schulte is a PhD candidate and Teaching Professor in Drama at Queen Mary University of London, affiliated with the School of English and Drama. Her research explores political performance in Berlin, examining how historical and contemporary sociopolitical issues influence creative and everyday performances. She presented work at the 2022 IFTR conference's Political Performances Working Group.

• Education: PhD candidate in Drama (current)

Her research interests span political philosophy, performance curating's political potential, theatre sociology, audience studies, and sociopolitical analysis. Her work bridges academic and applied contexts, including reviews of key texts on Berlin theatre policy and cosmopolitan performance theory.

Publications reflect a focus on interdisciplinary analysis of theatre as sociopolitical commentary, from Gezi Park protests to post-Wall cultural policies. No scientific awards are listed.

• Supervision: Advises Nicholas Ridout and Shane Boyle.
• Teaching: Courses include DRA122 (Spectatorship) and DRA114 (London/Culture/Performance).