Decolonisation and Performance Studies: Questions from the Border

Authors

  • Nesreen N. Hussein Middlesex University

Author Biography

Nesreen N. Hussein, Middlesex University

Nesreen Hussein is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Theatre at Middlesex University, London. Her work engages with the intersections of performance, politics, and activism, in relation to issues of identity, agency and belonging. Further research and practice areas include post-colonial and decolonial histories, theories, and practices, and materiality and objects in performance practice.

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2023-06-19