2020 Fall

THEATER R1A 003 - LEC 003

Performance: Writing and Research

Art and Performance of Women of Color in the Americas

Patricia Gomes

Aug 26, 2020 - Dec 11, 2020

Tu, Th

11:00 am - 12:29 pm

Internet/Online

Class #:30997

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: Remote Instruction
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed

Offered through Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies

Current Enrollment

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Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.

Course Catalog Description

Reading and composition in connection with the study of dramatic literature. R1A satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement, and R1B satisfies the second half.

This course will take an intersectional approach to the field of Performance studies, asking how the field can help us understand gender, race, class, and sexuality. We will examine a range of 20 th and 21 st century aesthetic and political practices by women of color in response to various structures of oppression, beginning with 1960s feminist activism against Latin American dictatorships and 1970s women-led liberation and freedom movements in the US. We will study poetry, street art, theatre collectives, installations, political movements, and other genres of performance. This is a reading and composition course that will primarily focus on teaching student skills for successfully writing essays for their university courses, and will also encourage students to critically analyze performance, analyze visual culture, and build vocabularies around feminist histories and practices.

Class Notes

R&C classes offered by TDPS in Fall 2020 will meet during scheduled class times remotely and synchronously for at least ½ of the scheduled class hours per week. The remainder of class time will be held either synchronously or asynchronously. Some of the Zoom class meetings will involve break-out groups. Regular reading, writing, video viewing assignments, research-based assignments, etc. will be shared with students via bCourses. Final assessment will involve written papers. Students are expected to use the video option in Zoom for this class. Please contact the instructor if you have extenuating circumstances that prevent use of the video option (or if you have other technical issues). show less