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
Fulfills the Dramaturgy & Performance Analysis (DPA) requirement for the minor in Theater & Music Theater.
Prerequisites and Restrictions
No prerequisites. Open to first-year students by instructor permission only.
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Other Information
This course fulfills DPA requirement for the minor in theater and music theater.
