| New York 2020 ISPA Congress - Shamell Bell |
 Shamell BellLecturer
Dr. Shamell Bell is a mother, community organizer, dancer/choreographer, and documentary filmmaker from South Central Los Angeles who received her PhD in Culture and Performance from UCLA’s World Arts and Cultures/Dance department. Dr. Bell is currently a visiting faculty at Dartmouth College teaching in the Theater department and African and African American Studies program. Bell received her M.A. in Ethnic Studies from UC San Diego and B.A. with Honors in American Studies and Ethnicity (African American Studies emphasis) at the University of Southern California. An original member of the #blacklivesmatter movement, beginning as a core organizer with Justice 4 Trayvon Martin Los Angeles (J4TMLA)/Black Lives Matter Los Angeles to what she now describes as an Arts & Culture liaison between several social justice organizations. Her work on what she calls, "street dance activism" situates street dance as grassroots political action from her perspectives as a dancer, choreographer, healer, and scholar.
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