معرفی
Maya Berry is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She holds a BA from NYU Gallatin (2006) in Cultural Anthropology, Latin American and Caribbean History, Dance, Languages, and Post-Colonial Studies, an MA in Performance Studies from NYU, and a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music. Her research interests span cultural anthropology, post-colonial studies, and the intersection of dance with historical and sociopolitical contexts, informed by her travels and fieldwork in Cuba, Vietnam, and Brazil.
- Education:
- BA, Gallatin School of Individual Study, NYU (2006)
- MA, Performance Studies, NYU (date unspecified)
- PhD, Social Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin (date unspecified)
Her academic journey includes co-founding Gallatin’s Dancers/Choreographers Alliance (DCA) and participating in NYU Tisch’s Summer Dance Program in Cuba. While no specific grants or advising roles are detailed, her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to cultural and historical analysis.
