Inhabiting the Impossible: Constructing a History of Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Puerto Rican Dance
Thursday 21 May 2026 , 5pm
Seminar Room 00.063, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG
Susan Homar is a Puerto Rican dance scholar, critic, and educator, and professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. She has written extensively on contemporary and experimental dance in Puerto Rico and previously worked as a dance critic for major newspapers on the island. Homar is co-editor of Inhabiting the Impossible: Dance and Experimentation in Puerto Rico (2023), a landmark volume documenting the island’s dance history. Her work explores the intersections of performance, identity, and cultural history.
Join us for a captivating talk as Professor Susan Homar guides us through the history of Puerto Rican Dance.
Susan Homar is a Puerto Rican dance scholar, critic, and educator, and professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. She has written extensively on contemporary and experimental dance in Puerto Rico and previously worked as a dance critic for major newspapers on the island. Homar is co-editor of Inhabiting the Impossible: Dance and Experimentation in Puerto Rico (2023), a landmark volume documenting the island’s dance history. Her work explores the intersections of performance, identity, and cultural history.
Arranged by the Caribbean Studies Network and CaribOx.