Please note: Thomas has left the "African & African American Studies" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.
Office Location: | 1316 Campus Dr, Rm 243C, Durham, NC 27708 |
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Web Page: | https://danceprogram.duke.edu/faculty/thomas-f-defrantz |
Ph.D. | New York University | 1997 |
Born a Hoosier, my work focuses on theories of African diaspora aesthetics, intersections of dance and technology, and dance historiography. I write articles and essays about black dance in the United States, as they are practiced in the US and in global contexts. My research group, SLIPPAGE, is in residence at Duke, and we work to create innovate interfaces that help us tell alternative histories.