Anita Chari, Ph.D.

Anita Chari is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Oregon, and a political theorist, somatic practitioner, and writer. Her research focuses on critical theories of society, contemporary art practices, and the role of embodiment in politics. She is co-founder of Embodying Your Curriculum™, an organization that supports academics, educators, and social justice leaders to bring embodiment practices into higher education. She is a faculty member in the Prison Education Program at the University of Oregon and teaches college courses at local correctional institutions. She is the author of two books, A User’s Manual to Claire Fontaine (Lenz Press, 2024), and A Political Economy of the Senses (Columbia University Press, 2015). Chari received her B.A. from Georgetown University and her M.A. and Ph.D from the University of Chicago. She greatly enjoys her work on somatic practices and social justice with participants of the Tivnu gap year.