Carla Lever
Full Name
Carla Lever
First Name
Carla
Surname
Lever
Research Role
Research Fellow
Professional Job
Academic
Writer
Biography
In addition to her role in ReTAGS, Dr Carla Lever is research fellow at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town. She holds a PhD in Performance Studies from the University of Sydney, where she explored the connection between performance, embodied anxiety and South African national identity.
Her current research focusses on protest and creative activism, with a particular interest in the intersection between embodiment, commemoration and political spectacle. She has a forthcoming monograph on contemporary South African protest and performance with Amsterdam University Press in 2022.
Her current research focusses on protest and creative activism, with a particular interest in the intersection between embodiment, commemoration and political spectacle. She has a forthcoming monograph on contemporary South African protest and performance with Amsterdam University Press in 2022.
Nationality
South African
British
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
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 DALL·E Toybox |
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 From Plan to Performance |
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 A/Wake Instagram Reel |
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 A/Wake planning document |
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 Carla's Collection |
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| A/wake with Ndifuna Ukwazi |
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| Statue politics |
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| Berlin’s Pallasseum |
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| Reclaim the City artivism |
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| We Will Teach Them How to Use This Building: Acts of Accountability by South African Artists | Text | |
| (In)security Theatre: South African Land Occupation and the Performance of Institutional Authority | Text | |
| Performing South African Protest. Contemporary Activism From the Street to the Stage | Text |
| Title | Alternate label | Class |
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| DALL·E Toybox |
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| A/Wake planning document |
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