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Hentyle Yapp is an Associate Professor of Performance Studies in the Department of Theatre + Dance at UC San Diego. Previously, he taught at New York University, Pomona College, and San Francisco State University. He holds a BA in French Literature from Brown University, a JD from UCLA School of Law (specializing in Critical Race Theory and Public Interest Law), and a PhD in Performance Studies from UC Berkeley (with a designated emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality).
His research explores intersections of queer, feminist, and disability studies with critical race theory, focusing on transnational discourses about state power and subjectivity. His book Minor China: Method, Materialisms, and the Aesthetic (Duke University Press) examines how contemporary Chinese cultural production circulates globally. He co-edited Saturation: Race, Art, and the Circulation of Value (MIT Press) with C. Riley Snorton, analyzing race and value in the art world.
Yapp’s current book project investigates disability across law, arts, and humanities. He teaches courses on gender/queer theory, critical race theory, performance/dance studies, Marxism, law and aesthetics, and Asian American studies. Additionally, he is an artist with extensive dance performance and choreography experience, having worked with experimental companies in New York, San Francisco, and Taipei.
He serves as an associate editor of GLQ (curating the Queer Aesthetics section) and is part of the Social Text editorial collective.
