Constructing a History of 20th & 21st Century Puerto Rican Dance
Join us for a captivating talk as Professora Susan Homar guides us through the history of Puerto Rican Dance.
Susan Homar is a Puerto Rican dance scholar, critic, and educator, and a retired professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. She has written extensively on contemporary and experimental dance in Puerto Rico and previously worked as a dance critic for major newspapers on the island. Homar is co-editor of Inhabiting the Impossible: Dance and Experimentation in Puerto Rico (2023), a landmark volume documenting the island’s dance history. Her work explores the intersections of performance, identity, and cultural history.
Arranged by the Caribbean Studies Network and CaribOx.
Join us for a captivating talk as Professora Susan Homar guides us through the history of Puerto Rican Dance.
Susan Homar is a Puerto Rican dance scholar, critic, and educator, and a retired professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. She has written extensively on contemporary and experimental dance in Puerto Rico and previously worked as a dance critic for major newspapers on the island. Homar is co-editor of Inhabiting the Impossible: Dance and Experimentation in Puerto Rico (2023), a landmark volume documenting the island’s dance history. Her work explores the intersections of performance, identity, and cultural history.
Arranged by the Caribbean Studies Network and CaribOx.
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- 1 hour
- In person
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Seminar Room 63, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
Walton Street
Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6GG
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