Asian American Theatre (346-0-20)

Topic

Asian-Black Connections in Performance

Instructors

Elizabeth W Son
847/467-0513
70 Arts Circle Drive, 5th floor, room #174
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 1-3pm

Meeting Info

Wirtz 235 Seminar Room: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

This course examines performances by and about Asian Americans and Black Americans in order to understand an interconnected history of race and racism in the United States from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century. We will explore the production and contestation of racialized meanings—how bodies are marked and redefined as "Asian," "oriental," "Black," "other," "Asian American," and "Black American." In other words, we will study the construction of race through performance on stage and in everyday life. The course covers a range of performances or embodied practices, including museum and fair displays, exhibitions, minstrelsy, cabaret performances, theatre, martial arts, hip hop, and activism.

Registration Requirements

Pre-req: 160-2 or any first year writing seminar
Graduate students may register with a permission number

Class Materials (Required)

Course packet $26-50

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: PreRegistration: Registration is reserved for Theatre Majors and Minors Open to students who have completed their first year or THEATRE 160-2.