Randy Martin

Randy Martin
Martin at the People's University in Washington Square Park on November 8, 2011
Born(1957-10-05)October 5, 1957
DiedJanuary 28, 2015(2015-01-28) (aged 57)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)professor, scholar, dancer
Academic background
EducationPh.D.
Alma materCUNY Graduate Center
ThesisSeeds of Desire: The Common Ground of Performance and Politics (Culture, Theater, Dance) (1984)
Doctoral advisorStanley Aronowitz
Academic work
DisciplineSociology, Art
Sub-disciplineMarxism, Dance theory
InstitutionsTisch School of the Arts
Main interestsFinancialization, dance, debt, Marxism

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.