madison moore

madison moore is an artist-scholar, DJ and assistant professor of Critical Studies in the Roski School of Art and Design at the University of Southern California. madison holds a PhD in American Studies from Yale University, and has previously held positions at Virginia Commonwealth University, The New School, the University of Richmond and King’s College London, and has also been a visiting guest artist at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale. They are broadly invested in the aesthetic, sonic, and spatial strategies queer and trans people of color use to both survive and thrive in the face of rolling catastrophe.

As part of their scholarly residency at The Church, madison will focus on the continued research and writing of their current book project “How to Go Clubbing,” which is currently under contract at Yale University Press. madison will also engage with local queer nightlife histories to expand their performance lecture “there’s always energy for dancing.”