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I am interested in the exploration of socio-cultural issues related to institutional and body politics across a range of dance and performance practices. Research topics include left wing dance in 1930s Britain and the USA, current South Asian dance practices in Britain, dance and social justice themes in contemporary choreography in the USA and Britain, and dance and cultural diplomacy during the Cold War.
Publications and Professional Connections
I co-authored introductions and co-edited an issue of the Istanbul University Journal of Women's Studies (with Professor Ann R David, 2023) and the Routledge Companion to Dance Studies, (with Professor Helen Thomas, 2020). My sole authored book Embodied Politics: Dance, Protest and Identities (2013, Dance Books), draws together four case studies on dance and politics in the USA and Britain. I regularly contribute to international conferences and academic journals. Invited lectures include Dancing the Cold War Symposium at Columbia University (2017), a keynote at the Dance and Democracy Conference, Nordic Forum for Dance Research, in Gothenburg, Sweden (2017) and a seminar on Cultural Diplomacy and Dance at the Athens Festival at the British School at Athens (2018). I chair the Board of Directors of the Sonia Sabri Company based in Birmingham.
Postgraduate Supervision
I invite applications on projects investigating a range of dance practices from socio-cultural perspectives. I have co-supervised interdisciplinary PhDs with Film Studies and Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. Previous students have completed theses on the following topics:
I moved from a lecturing role to an honorary position at Roehampton in 2021. My theoretical grounding is in history, sociology of dance and dance analysis, examining themes such as dance and left wing politics, cultural diplomacy and cultural practices in relation to wider society. My work has been supported by grants from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust.
BA (cum laude), MA, PhD
Former book reviews editor for Dance Research Journal and member of its editorial board
Member of the AHRC Peer Review College
Member of of the Society for Dance Research
Member Dance Studies Association
Authored reports commissioned by Akademi, documenting Artist Forum meetings in 2011, 2010, authored report on Looking for the Invisible symposium on February 25, 2012
Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Prickett, S. (Guest editor) & David, A. R. (Guest editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial Activity
Salzer, H. (Organiser), Prickett, S. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Bernier, M. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Baer, A. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Conz, R. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Ziviani Vitello, J. (Keynote/plenary speaker) & Lee, Y. R. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an academic event › Participation in academic workshop, seminar, course
Prickett, S. (Speaker)
Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Public speaking engagements
Prickett, S. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an academic event › Participation in academic conference
Prickett, S. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an academic event › Participation in academic conference