Victoria Fortuna is an Assistant Professor in the Dance Department at Reed College in Portland, OR. Her research interests include Latin/x American concert and social dance, dance as a mode of political and community organization, and cultural histories of dance in transnational perspective.

Winner of the 2020 de la Torre Bueno First Book Award

"Her study intervenes in a large literature on politics in authoritarian Argentina by bringing in dance protagonists who were previously overlooked and by shedding light on their bold political moves ... This exciting scholarship provides a jumping-off place for future efforts to continue rewriting a global history of modern and contemporary dance." -- Elizabeth Schwall, Latin American Research Review

"Moving Otherwise is a strong resource for (a) those learning how to carry out qualitative research in dance, (b) instructors interested in enriching contemporary dance history with a more globalized perspective, and (c) those looking at sociopolitical issues as a starting point for dance creation. Moving Otherwise gives readers' a glimpse into the underrepre-sented history of contemporary dance in Latin America and reminds us to open our eyes to how politics -- advertently and inadvertently -- affects not only dance, but our physical lives, causing us to move otherwise." -- Josey Pickett, Journal of Dance Education

"In her deeply thoughtful and beautifully written analysis of contemporary dance in Buenos Aires, Victoria Fortuna deftly interweaves ethnography with critical theory to reveal how dancing bodies constitute a resistive force â both in the studio and on the streets. Moving Otherwise situates the choreographies of memory within the histories of state violence and grassroots activism in Argentina, providing an important global perspective for the study of dance and politics." -- Ann Cooper Albright, author of Engaging Bodies: The Politics and Poetics of Corporeality

"Victoria Fortuna offers a stirring yet incisive exploration into the world of Argentinian dance under the duress of political violence. A compelling study of moving within and against the restraints of neoliberalism, Moving Otherwise makes a vital contribution to the fields of dance studies and human rights." -- Paul A. Scolieri, Columbia University