Performance Culture and Communication (203-0-1)

Instructors

Natalia Molebatsi

Meeting Info

AM Swift Krause Studio 103: Wed, Fri 10:30AM - 11:50AM

Overview of class

What does performance communicate about the world we live in and how does performance offer world-making possibilities? How does our history, culture, heritage and personal narrative inform our place in the world? This course introduces students to the concept of performance as a significant social and communicative practice. The course draws on theoretical texts and embodied learning/knowing to tackle foundational concepts, methods, and issues in performance studies. We will examine a wide range of performance contexts, from everyday life to major global conflicts, in relation to longstanding social inequities, including the intersectional lens of race, gender, class, sexuality, religion, dis/ability, and nation. Through active participation and collaboration throughout the course, students will gain familiarity with core performance studies techniques including but not limited to oral history, fieldwork and interviews, newspaper theatre, and visual, sonic, movement, and experiential arts.