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Adam Frank
Adam Frank is Professor of Anthropology and Performance Studies in the Schedler Honors College, the University of Central Arkansas. He holds a BA in Theatre (University of Arizona) and a PhD in Anthropology (University of Texas at Austin). Frank is the author of Taijiquan and the Search for the Little Old Chinese Man: Understanding Identity through Martial Arts (Palgrave, 2006), as well as numerous articles on martial arts that have appeared in such journals as Education About Asia, The Journal of Daoist Studies, and the Journal of Media and Communication. He has lectured on the anthropology of martial arts at Cardiff University, the University of Oxford, The University of Geneva, and many other institutions. As an actor, Frank is a 35-year SAG-AFTRA member, has been a company member of Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre for six seasons, and has worked professionally in the film industries in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Los Angeles.
