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DRAMA 365 A: Diverse Voices in Performance

Winter 2023
Meeting:
MW 3:30pm - 5:50pm / HUT 155
SLN:
13713
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
GWSS 390 A
Instructor:
Course Comments:
TOPIC: WOMEN AND QUEER OF COLOR THEATRE
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

DRAMA 365: Women of Color and Queer of Color Theatre

Explores theatre and performance practices by women of color and queer of color practitioners.  A study of concepts including intersectionality, women of color feminism, queer of color crtique, minoritarian, quare studies, and indigenous feminisms will frame queries into specific theatrical and performance examples. Likely texts include Cherrie Moraga’s Watsonville: Someplace Not Here; Robert O’Hara’s Bootycandy; Chay Yew’s Whitelands, as well as works by Zora Neale Hurston, Adrienne Kennedy, and Toni Morrison.

If class is full, please email the instructor for waitlist permission.

Please refer to this document for the correct up to date syllabus. You can then cross-reference this with the assignments and readings under Modules

 

 

Catalog Description:
Topics vary. Examines how theatre and performance celebrate, grapple with, and bear witness to the experiences and representation on stage of historically underrepresented or marginalized communities.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
October 11, 2025 - 1:42 am