Akademi & Coventry University | Collaborative doctoral research award in South Asian Dance as a Lens to Investigate Urgent Contemporary Narratives

We’ve partnered with CDaRE (The Centre for Dance Research) at Coventry University to offer a doctoral research award –  South Asian Dance as a Lens to Investigate Urgent Contemporary Narratives. The award is part of the Midlands4Cities Collaborative Doctoral Awards.

This research project investigates the impact of South Asian dance on complex contemporary narratives, such as the decolonial agenda and the urgent climate crisis. This is a unique position to explore how these narratives can be negotiated through the language of South Asian dance forms. Akademi’s work successfully interrogates the climate crisis and its detrimental effect on the globally. The researcher will have the opportunity to witness and analyse ongoing practice at Akademi.

Supervisors

Karen Wood and Rosemary Lee (Coventry University)
Suba Subramaniam (Akademi)