Feminist Performance (317-0-1)

Instructors

Malu Lucia Machuca Rose

Meeting Info

AM Swift Krause Studio 103: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

This course surveys the interdisciplinary fields of trans studies and feminist theory by situating trans/feminist identities, struggles, political movements, intellectual contributions, art, performance and cultural productions in historical and global context. We will review a wide range of texts, performances, and cultural artifacts to ground our understanding of key categories like "gender", "trans" and "nonbinary" as they are shaped by political, medical, and cultural discourses. Using performance as research method, we will employ methods from trans oral history and newspaper theatre to explore and represent real world people and events as they relate to the topics presented in class.