Michelle Clayton

Michelle Clayton is an Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Hispanic Studies at Brown University. She holds a BA from Oxford University and a PhD from Princeton University. Her research focuses on modern and contemporary Latin American and European literature, avant-garde aesthetics, dance, and interdisciplinary studies. Her first book, *Poetry in Pieces: César Vallejo and Lyric Modernity* (2011), explores the poet's work within a transnational modernist context. Her current book project, *Articulations: Dancing Across Modernities*, examines dance's role in 20th-century avant-garde cultural exchanges.

Her teaching spans modern poetry, Latin American narrative, and interdisciplinary studies in literature, dance, and film. Clayton has received numerous awards, including the Brown Graduate School Faculty Award for Advising (2020) and the John Rowe Workman Teaching Award (2019). She serves on editorial boards for journals like *Flashpoints* and actively contributes to Latin American studies and comparative literature.

Her research highlights three key areas: modernist poetry, dance as cultural practice, and Latin American narrative. Recent publications include essays on Roberto Bolaño, dance in literature, and the intersection of pre-Columbian motifs with modern performance. Clayton’s work bridges historical analysis with contemporary interdisciplinary methodologies, emphasizing transnational cultural flows and avant-garde innovation.