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Elizabeth Son
Field:
Focus Areas:
Gender Diversity and Equality, Performing Arts, Social Activism
Contact:
Media Relations Contact:
Stephen J. Lewis
School of Communication
Associate Professor of Theatre
About
Areas of Focus
- Asian American theatre and performance
- Korean diasporic performance and politics
- “Comfort women" history and social movement
- Activism and transnational solidarity movements
- Gender-based violence and justice
- Public humanities
Work/Research
- Dr. Son’s transnational research explores the interplay between art, culture, and politics.
- She specifically looks at how theatre, multidisciplinary art, and other forms of embodied practice such as testimony and political actions illuminate the experiences of Korean diasporic and Asian American women, thereby providing a critical space for grappling with historical legacies, cultivating community, and envisioning new futures.