Meiling Cheng
- Associate professor of Critical Studies and English and director of Critical Studies, USC School of Dramatic Arts
- Affiliate of the East Asian Studies Center, American Studies and Ethnicity (Asian American Studies), Gender Studies, and the Visual Studies Graduate Certificate Program
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Expertise
- performance art
- body art
- contemporary experimental theater
- modern drama, with particular focus on avant-garde texts
- Chinese contemporary experimental art
- site-specific installations
Languages
- Mandarin
Additional Information
- Author of In Other Los Angeleses: Multicentric Performance Art and a series of articles on Chinese performance art, body art and installation.
- Is currently working on the book project Beijing Xingwei: Contemporary Time-based Art in China, which is supported by a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship.