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My work exists at the convergence of literary studies, cultural studies, and performance studies, global feminism, decoloniality, Black studies, and dramaturgies of cruelty. My current research explores the nexus of intersections between necrocapitalism, crisis, and violence towards aspects of (global) migration, environmental racism, and climate justice.

 I have spent extensive research periods at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa and at Potsdam University in Germany. I am an awardee of the Marietta Blau Scholarship and an OeAW (Austrian Academy of Sciences) postdoctoral fellowship. My doctoral thesis carries the title Topographies of Cruelty: Radical Performances in South African and British Theatre.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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