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Mario LaMothe

Assistant Professor

University of Illinois Chicago

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Anthropology

Black Studies

Department of French and Francophone Studies

Mario Lamothe is currently serving as an Anthropology Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Chicago.

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University of Illinois Chicago

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dance research performance studies gender studies queer theory cultural studies queer studies theatre anthropology sexual orientation caribbean studies african identity homosexuality diaspora studies african diaspora lgbt health performance theory women's studies narrative feminist studies lgbt youth transgender studies alternative sexuality mashup (music) queer haitian performance manbo ayizan urban sociology criminology teacher education aesthetics violent behavior migration studies interpersonal violence french studies literary history human rights sexuality and disability sexual behavior feminist research feminist perspectives indigenous peoples religious symbol lesbian studies musical analysis theatre studies arts-based research afrocentricity special issue participatory art latin american studies classroom practices teaching sociology cultural analysis ethnohistory gay men afrofem articulations afro-feminist performance routes double special issue “ haiti queer sexualities assotto saint lgbti haitians community curation project hip hop dance movement intelligence new york stage coalitional lakou approach host lands black experience performance practice ethnomusicology african american studies cultural anthropology culture

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Vodou Rich: Haiti, Dancemakers, and Dedoublaj. University of Illinois Press (2026)

danceethnomusicologyvodou richafrican studieshistorical dancemusic historyafrican diasporaperformance artcaribbean studiesdance research

Double Special Issue: “Haiti and Queer Sexualities: The Rights to Live Creatively.”. Journal of Haitian Studies (2025)

gendered sexualitytransgender studiesalternative sexualityqueer studiesgender identitydouble special issue“ haitiafrican identityfeminist studieshumanitiesfeminist theoryqueer sexualitieshuman rightsintersectionalitylesbian studieslgbt healthgender studieshomosexualityafrican american studiesqueer theorysexual orientationsexuality and disabilitycaribbean studies

The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project: A Coalitional Lakou Approach to Dancemaking. Dancing on the Third Coast: Chicago Dance Histories (2025)

musicmashup (music)participatory artcoalitional lakou approachdancejazzhistorical dancepublic performancedance research

Yanvalou for Haiti: An Affective Ethnography of Ayikodans’ Anmwey Ayiti Manman. Oxford Handbook of Black Dance Studies (2025)

ethnographycultural analysisethnohistoryethnomusicologyafrican identitypostcolonial writingdiaspora studiessociocultural anthropologyasian studiesanthropologyethnographic theorycultureaffective ethnographycultural anthropologysocial anthropologycultural studies

Un/Commoning Pedagogies: Forging Collectivity Through Difference in the Embodied Classroom and Beyond. Performance Matters (2023)

Dasha A. ChapmanJ DellecaveAdanna Kai JonesSharon Freda KivenkoMario LaMotheLailye WeidmanQueen Meccasia Zabriskie

performance theorycommunicationembodied classroomforging collectivitytheatreperformance studiesclassroom practicespublic performanceteaching sociologyhuman performance

Un/Commoning Pedagogies: Moving to/Gather in Difference. The Radical Teacher (2023)

None Dasha A. ChapmanJ DellecaveAdanna Kai JonesSharon Freda KivenkoMario LaMotheLailye WeidmanQueen Meccasia Zabriskie

teacher educationcommunicationeducation

Afro-Feminist Performance Routes: Documenting Embodied Dialogue and Afrofem Articulations. Dance Research Journal (2021)

Dasha A. ChapmanMario LaMothe

performance theorycommunicationdanceaestheticsafrofem articulationsperformance studiesnarrativequalitative researchafro-feminist performance routesdance researchfeminist theory

Witnessing Queer Flights: Josü Azor's Lougawou Images and Antihomosexual Unrest in Haiti. Race and Performance After Repetition (2020)

gendered sexualityqueer theoryqueer flightsafrican identitylougawou imagespostcolonial writingjosü azorafrican studiesdiaspora studiesgender studieshomosexualityafrican american studiesqueer studiesgender identitycaribbean studiescultural studies

Manbo Ayizan on a New York Stage: How Roxane D'orléAns Juste Danced Women's Movement Intelligence. Journal of Haitian studies (2019)

Mario LaMothe

movement intelligenceimprovisationdancetheatreperformance studiesdramaturgypopular cultureafrican diasporasocial movementsmanbo ayizanperformance artdance researchhuman performancecontemporary theatre

Manbo Ayizan on a New York Stage: How Roxane D’orléAns Juste Danced Women’s Movement Intelligence. The Journal of Haitian Studies (2019)

feminist studiesdanceethnomusicologytheatretheatre studieshistorical dancedance educationmanbo ayizanpublic performancenew york stagearts-based researchdance researchcontemporary theatre

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Mario LaMothe

Assistant Professor

University of Illinois Chicago

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Anthropology

Black Studies

Department of French and Francophone Studies

Mario Lamothe is currently serving as an Anthropology Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Chicago.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Mario LaMothe

University of Illinois Chicago

Assistant Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Vodou Rich: Haiti, Dancemakers, and Dedoublaj. University of Illinois Press (2026)

danceethnomusicologyvodou richafrican studieshistorical dancemusic historyafrican diasporaperformance artcaribbean studiesdance research

Double Special Issue: “Haiti and Queer Sexualities: The Rights to Live Creatively.”. Journal of Haitian Studies (2025)

The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project: A Coalitional Lakou Approach to Dancemaking. Dancing on the Third Coast: Chicago Dance Histories (2025)

musicmashup (music)participatory artcoalitional lakou approachdancejazzhistorical dancepublic performancedance research

Yanvalou for Haiti: An Affective Ethnography of Ayikodans’ Anmwey Ayiti Manman. Oxford Handbook of Black Dance Studies (2025)

Un/Commoning Pedagogies: Forging Collectivity Through Difference in the Embodied Classroom and Beyond. Performance Matters (2023)

Dasha A. ChapmanJ DellecaveAdanna Kai JonesSharon Freda KivenkoMario LaMotheLailye WeidmanQueen Meccasia Zabriskie

performance theorycommunicationembodied classroomforging collectivitytheatreperformance studiesclassroom practicespublic performanceteaching sociologyhuman performance

Un/Commoning Pedagogies: Moving to/Gather in Difference. The Radical Teacher (2023)

None Dasha A. ChapmanJ DellecaveAdanna Kai JonesSharon Freda KivenkoMario LaMotheLailye WeidmanQueen Meccasia Zabriskie

teacher educationcommunicationeducation

Afro-Feminist Performance Routes: Documenting Embodied Dialogue and Afrofem Articulations. Dance Research Journal (2021)

Dasha A. ChapmanMario LaMothe

performance theorycommunicationdanceaestheticsafrofem articulationsperformance studiesnarrativequalitative researchafro-feminist performance routesdance researchfeminist theory

Witnessing Queer Flights: Josü Azor's Lougawou Images and Antihomosexual Unrest in Haiti. Race and Performance After Repetition (2020)

Manbo Ayizan on a New York Stage: How Roxane D'orléAns Juste Danced Women's Movement Intelligence. Journal of Haitian studies (2019)

Mario LaMothe

Manbo Ayizan on a New York Stage: How Roxane D’orléAns Juste Danced Women’s Movement Intelligence. The Journal of Haitian Studies (2019)

feminist studiesdanceethnomusicologytheatretheatre studieshistorical dancedance educationmanbo ayizanpublic performancenew york stagearts-based researchdance researchcontemporary theatre

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