Anita Gonzalez

Professor Anita Gonzalez heads the Global Theatre and Ethnic Studies minor in the School of Music, Theatre and Dance, and in LS&A. Her research and publications are about ethnic performances, and the ways in which they reveal histories and identities in transnational contexts. Her Africa interests are how contemporary artists from South Africa produce and disseminate their work through international networks. Dr. Gonzalez’ most recent book is a co-edited anthology with Tommy DeFrantz (Black Performance Theory, Duke University Press, 2014) that theorizes black performance in the new millennium. Her monograph Afro-Mexico: Dancing Between Myth and Reality (2010) is published by the University of Texas Press and is the result of a 2007 post-doctoral research fellowship in “Race, Politics, and Performance” at the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies (University of Texas at Austin). Gonzalez is also a director and writer who has staged dozens of productions. She views theatrical practice as a laboratory for artists and audiences to explore new ways of interacting and considering world issues at a personal level.