Performance and Politics: An Interview with Tim Miller

Abstract

Tim Miller is an artist, activist, and teacher who, through text and performance, creates awareness and initiates change on matters related to gay male culture, American patriotism, and civil liberties. The material from the interview has been edited and organized around four themes: marriage equality for gay men and lesbians in the United States, the evolution of his work over the past 35 years, relationships between performing and teaching, and a rhetoric of patriotism—past, present, and future.