Danielle Bainbridge
Assistant Professor of Theatre at Northwestern University who studies performance, archives, and the intersections of enslavement and disability; author of Currencies of Cruelty (NYU Press, 2026).
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Apr 3, 2026 • 60min
Danielle Bainbridge, "Currencies of Cruelty: Slavery, Freak Shows, and the Performance Archive" (NYU Press, 2026)
Danielle Bainbridge, Assistant Professor of Theatre at Northwestern who studies performance, archives, and the intersections of enslavement and disability. She traces conjoined twins Millie Christine McKoy and Chang and Eng Bunker through freak show circuits. The conversation probes archival practices, spectacle, bodily value, and the ethics of displaying disturbing historical images.
