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Lindsay Livingston is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theater and Dance at Bowdoin College, currently on leave for the 2024–2025 academic year. She holds a PhD from The City University of New York and an MA from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her work bridges performance studies, race studies, and public space analysis, focusing on intersections of gun culture, policing, and racialized citizenship in the U.S. She previously served as a Fellow at Emory University’s James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference and taught at Brigham Young University.
Livingston’s research examines how performance shapes societal structures, particularly through her book project Extra Ordinary Violence: Performance, Race, and Gun Culture in the United States, arguing that gun culture reflects racialized citizenship performances. Her current project explores policing as a performative practice. She has published in TDR, Theatre Journal, and Journal of Visual Culture, with articles addressing topics like Jim Crow-era gun use and tactical lawfulness.
- Education: PhD, CUNY; MA, UCLA
- Awards: James Weldon Johnson Institute Fellowship
- Teaching: Courses on performance theory, race, directing, dramaturgy, and cultural studies
- Grants: Not explicitly listed in provided texts
Her creative work includes directing The Wolves at Bowdoin (2021) and devised theatre productions. She maintains affiliations with academic and cultural institutions, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to performance and social justice.
