We will explore the foundations of black performance theory, drawing from the fields of performance studies, theater, dance, and black studies. Using methods of ethnography, archival studies, and black theatrical and dance paradigms, we will learn how scholars and artists imagine, complicate, and manifest various forms of blackness across time and space. In particular, we will focus on blackness as both lived experience and as a mode of theoretical inquiry.
Distribution Area: LA
Prerequisites and Restrictions
Open to first-year students by instructor permission only. This course fulfills DPA requirement for the minor in theater and music theater.
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