Aimee Meredith Cox Anthropology and Dance
Erika and Paul H. Bourguignon Lecture in Art and Anthropology
Join ethnographer, writer, and movement artist Aimee Meredith Cox for a conversation about art and anthropology.
Free for all audiences with ticket
Film/Video Theater
An associate professor of Anthropology at New York University, Cox has performed internationally with Ailey II and the Dance Theatre of Harlem and has choreographed performances in Newark, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn. Professor Cox and Irvin Manuel Gonzalez, assistant professor in the Department of Dance at Ohio State, will discuss the connections between the fields of anthropology and dance. Cox will also share insights into her current performance and writing project, Living Past Slow Death, based on research among Black communities in Cincinnati.
A Q&A and reception will follow the talk.
Paul H. and Erika Bourguignon Lecture Series in Art and Anthropology
The Ohio State Department of Anthropology’s annual Bourguignon Lecture Series is named in part after former department chair and professor Erika Bourguignon (1924–2015). A lover of the arts, Professor Bourguignon pioneered the field of psychological anthropology, created a weekly radio program on world music, and was the first chair of the Council on Academic Excellence for Women. Read more about the Paul H. and Erika Bourguignon Lecture Series in Art and Anthropology.
"Cox draws on her experiential knowledge of living in Cincinnati, Ohio, along with her anthropological research…to bring this complicated story of race, gender, regional identity, violence, and resiliency to life."
