Randy Martin
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Randy Martin | |
|---|---|
 Martin at the People's University in Washington Square Park on November 8, 2011 | |
| Born | October 5, 1957[1] |
| Died | January 28, 2015 (aged 57) New York City, US |
| Occupations | professor, scholar, dancer |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | CUNY Graduate Center[2] |
| Thesis | Seeds of Desire: The Common Ground of Performance and Politics (Culture, Theater, Dance)[3] (1984) |
| Doctoral advisor | Stanley Aronowitz[3] |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology, Art |
| Sub-discipline | Marxism, Dance theory |
| Institutions | Tisch School of the Arts |
| Main interests | Financialization, dance, debt, Marxism[4] |
Randy Martin (5 October 1957 – 28 January, 2015) was a professor of Art and Policy at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, socialist activist, and dancer.[5]
Educated as a sociologist but with a background as a dancer, Martin's scholarship addresses intersections between art and politics.[2][4] In Financialization of Daily Life, Martin examines how the shift toward financialization in the economy of the United States has subsequently affected culture, with a particular attention paid to the control of inflation and stimulation of economic growth.[6]
