BIO

Dr. Yanique Hume is a scholar, dancer and choreographer who is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of West Indies, Cave Hill. Dr. Hume’s research is constitutively interdisciplinary, sitting comfortably between the fields of the humanities and creative arts.

She employs a multifaceted approach to cultural inquiry steeped in the traditions of cultural anthropology, cultural studies, comparative religion, performance studies and a critical dance practice. Her scholastic and creative output is presented across diverse platforms for the dissemination of knowledge including books, articles, workshops, invited talks, dance workshops and choreographies.

As a professional dancer and choreographer, she has worked with L’Acadco - a United Caribbean Dance Force, and Danza Caribe of Cuba. Her choreography draws on over 25 years of training in Afro-Caribbean dance with specializations in Haitian, Jamaican and Cuban movement vocabularies.

Dr. Hume is also the co-editor of Caribbean Cultural Thought: From Plantation to Diaspora (2013); Caribbean Popular Culture: Power,Politics and Performance (2016); and Passages and Afterworlds: Anthropological Perspectives on Death in the Caribbean (2018).