Lucy Weir

Lucy Weir (she/her) is Chancellor’s Fellow in History of Art. She specialises in performance, from dance to live art. She is particularly interested in the relationships between gender, sexuality, and the body, analysing the ways in which performance – across a broad spectrum of forms – holds up a mirror to contemporary society.

Lucy’s research interests include:

• Performance - dance, live art, theatre
• Feminist and queer theory
• 'Outsider' art
• Soviet visual culture