SoC First Year Seminar: Interdisciplinary Topics in Communication Arts & Sciences (101-0-2)
Topic
Performing Identity
Instructors
Eliza Bent
Detra Payne
Meeting Info
Frances Searle Building 2370: Mon 11:00AM - 12:20PM
Overview of class
In "Performing Identity on Screen and Stage" students will look at how race, ethnicity, gender, ability, age, etc have historically been portrayed on screen and stage. We will look at films and plays from the past as well as more contemporary ones to examine how identity gets portrayed. We will also read critical texts to bring depth and nuance to students performance practice .These studies will also inform how students embody their performed "selves" in a college context. Toward the end of the quarter small groups will devise short performances. Questions we are interested in exploring: How does a performer "perform" race? How does a performer "perform" gender / age / ability? What is "good" performance? Can "bad" performance reach a different kind of truth?
Registration Requirements
Enrollment is restricted to SoC undergraduate first year students.
Learning Objectives
1.To deepen understanding about, and encourage enthusiasm for, research related to diversity. 2.To learn about how scholars from different disciplines examine scientific questions, including the varied methods they use in the process. 3.To engage with scholars from across SoC, including through thoughtful in-class questions and discussion. 4.To consider the many different aspects of the field for communication could be examined and understood and even what cross-disciplinary collaboration might look like.
Class Attributes
SOC First-Year Seminar