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DRAMA 494 A: Special Studies in Theatre and Drama

Spring 2023
Meeting:
TTh 11:30am - 1:20pm / HUT 208
SLN:
13445
Section Type:
Lecture
Course Comments:
PERFORMING SOCIAL JUSTICE
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

Performing Social Justice

Spring 2023

Professors Jasmine Mahmoud and Nikki Yeboah

What are the stakes of engaging histories and practices of social justice through theatre, performance, and artmaking? How does an attention to narrative and the body animate social movements? The objective of the course is to engage histories and practices of social justice through performance. Topics of study include community-engaged theatre, Theatre of the Oppressed, Federal Theatre Project, protest, ensemble theatre practices, the body, gender, race and representation, indigeneity, and disability justice. Across this course, students will work to stage both individual and collaborative performances that confront injustice and imagine more just worlds. This course is designed for students with little to no prior theater, performance, or artistic experience.

Find a link to the "hard copy" syllabus here.

Catalog Description:
Topics in drama, history, and criticism. See Time Schedule for specific topic.
GE Requirements Met:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
July 26, 2025 - 10:42 am