Thicker States

Felipe Cervera; Shawn Chua; João Florêncio; Eero Laine; Evelyn Wan

doi:10.33303/gpsv1n1a8

Authors

Felipe Cervera National University of Singapore
Shawn Chua Independent researcher
João Florêncio University of Exeter
Eero Laine University at Buffalo, SUNY
Evelyn Wan Utrecht University

Author Biographies

Felipe Cervera, National University of Singapore

Felipe Cervera is currently completing a PhD in Theatre Studies at the National University of Singapore. His work investigates the intersections of performance research and extraterrestrial exploration. His essays have appeared in Theatre Research International, Performance Research, Performance Philosophy, and Investigación Teatral.

Shawn Chua, Independent researcher

Shawn Chua is a researcher and artist based in Singapore, where he is engaged with the archives at The Necessary Stage. He holds an MA in Performance Studies from Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, and is a recipient of the National Arts Council’s Arts Scholarship (Postgraduate).

João Florêncio, University of Exeter

João Florêncio is a lecturer in History of Modern and Contemporary Art and Visual Culture at the University of Exeter. His interdisciplinary research navigates the intersections of visual culture and performance with queer theory and posthumanism in order to think embodiment, ethics and community without the “human.”

Eero Laine, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Eero Laine is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. He is a co-editor of Performance and Professional Wrestling (Routledge 2016) and one of three general editors for Lateral (csalateral.org) the journal of the Cultural Studies Association.

Evelyn Wan, Utrecht University

Evelyn Wan is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Cultural Inquiry (ICON) at Utrecht University under the support of R. C. Lee Centenary Scholarship from her hometown, Hong Kong. Her current research is situated between media and performance studies, and looks into biopolitics in the age of algorithmic culture.

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