Assistant Professor, NAS Faculty
On Leave FA20 & WN21
drbh@umich.edu
Office Information:
3664 Haven Hall
Fields of study:
19th- & 20th-century Native American portrayal, dramaturgy
phone: 734.936.4374
Native American Studies
About
Bethany Hughes is a cultural historian and performance scholar interested in how performance constructs culturally recognizable categories and offers possibilities to resist or remake those same categories. Her book project draws on the fields of Native American Studies, Theatre, and Performance Studies asking questions about racialization, representation, authenticity, and authority. Hughes is also interested in federal Indian law, musical theatre, and how economic and organizational structures shape cultural production.
