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Susan Manning (she/her/hers) is the Chair of English and Bergen Evans Professor in the Humanities at Northwestern University, with joint appointments in English, Theatre, and Performance Studies. Specializing in theatrical modernism, avant-garde performance, and dance studies, she bridges academic scholarship with artistic practice through roles as curator, dramaturge, and author.
- PhD in English from Columbia University
- Current dramaturge for Nejla Yatkin
- Executive Committee member: Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Theatre and Drama
- Co-editor of New German Dance Studies (2012)
Her research focuses on:
- Dance as social and racial reclamation
- 20th-century American theatrical evolution
- Intersection of movement and cultural memory
- Interdisciplinary methodologies in humanities
- Global diaspora representations in performance
- Historiography of modernist dance
Key publication trends include:
- Analysis of African-American dance from 1930s-2010s
- Expansion of modernist dance canon (2012-2020)
- Performance as political expression during Cold War
- Cross-cultural collaborations (France, Germany, South Africa)
- Curatorial practices in dance studies
- 21st-century dance theory futures
She actively collaborates with:
- Choreographers Reggie Wilson and Nelisiwe Xaba
- Black Arts Initiative at Northwestern
- International dance research networks
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