Course Description
Performance studies human activity as culturally meaningful, from performance art to rituals of the everyday. A combination of critical perspectives can be used to study performance. This course introduces students to diverse approaches to performance studies through a variety of live, digital, historic events, written reflection, and immersive projects.
Athena Title
Performance Studies
Prerequisite
THEA 3290 or THEA 3291H
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will understand how to develop a working vocabulary pertinent to and descriptive of the elements and methodology of Performance Studies as a field distinct from theatre.
- Students will understand how to investigate representative historic, contemporary, and daily performances from the perspective of performance studies.
- Students will understand critical and creative methods used in performance creation and performance studies research.
- Students will understand how to apply performance studies methods in class and individual research projects.
Topical Outline
- Foundations of Performance Studies
- Ritual, Identity, and Lived Experience
- Performance Art and Performance Research
- Play, Performance, and Performativity
- Performance Methods for Activism
- New Horizons in Performance Studies
