Spring 2023
THEATER 266 002 - SEM 002
Special Topics: Theater Arts
Fandom & Piracy
Abigail T De Kosnik
Class #:24303
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
2
Enrolled: 1
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 3
Waitlist Max: 0
Open Reserved Seats:
3 reserved for Performance Studies: Graduate Students
Hours & Workload
1 to 3 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials per week, and 2 to 9 hours of outside work hours per week.
Other classes by Abigail T De Kosnik
Course Catalog Description
Topics vary from semester to semester and have included The Power of Music and Poetry in the Theater; Modern Drama and Theater, 1940 to the Present; Theaters, Tricksters, and Cultural Exchange; Art as Social Action; and The Invisible World (Process Seminar).
Class Description
Fan studies grew out of scholarship on reception (the role of the reader/viewer/user in determining the meanings of media texts). Piracy studies emerged from scholarship on distribution (the operations of systems and technologies of media dissemination). The two fields have not often intersected, but in this seminar, we will ask how fandom and piracy intersect and overlap, especially for people of color, LGBTQIA people, and women. We will investigate how fandom and piracy provide valuable lenses on a range of contemporary phenomena and issues, such as radical care, performances of selfhood, inequities of information access, intergenerational conflicts, and collective vs. individual responsibility.
Class Notes
Class will meet in 340 Moffitt
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
3 reserved for Performance Studies: Graduate Students
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None