Ben Spatz (they/he) is an interdisciplinary scholar-practitioner working at the intersections of artistic research and critical theories of embodiment and identity. They are the author of several books, including What a Body Can Do (2015) and Race and the Forms of Knowledge (2024), as well as founding editor of the videographic Journal of Embodied Research. Ben has been affiliated with the Universities of Huddersfield, Leeds, Oxford, and CUNY and is now an Assistant Professor in Creative Practice at University of Birmingham. Their ongoing Judaica project explores diasporic and decolonial jewishness through performance, writing, and video. For more information, please visit www.urbanresearchtheater.com.

Specialism: Creative Labs, Journaling/Writing, Practitioner Lab, Theatre, Voice/Vocal Work & Song

Image alt-text description: Very close-up outdoor portrait of Ben Spatz, a white person with closely cropped greying hair and light stubble, wearing large black rectangular glasses and a brown hooded top, with a serious, contemplative expression. Background shows a grassy open area and bare trees under an overcast sky.