Performance Histories (1901-Present)
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Overview
Subject area
DRA
Catalog Number
274
Course Title
Performance Histories (1901-Present)
Department(s)
Description
A survey of the range of 20th-century performance beginning with the historical avant-garde movements in Europe and the U.S. after World War I. It also includes South Asian Indian, Asian, and/or South Asian performance forms, especially including cross- or intercultural experimentation. It may include the Harlem Renaissance, feminist theater, the experimental theater of the 1960s and 1970s, Latino theater, Gay theater, political street theater, performance art, image theater, and puppetry. Performance will be considered in this class as an integral and vital part of social, political, and cultural dynamics. Students who wish to continue in the major should earn a B- or better in the course. (arts & com.)
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Course Attributes
COPT - CSITALA (CSI TALA)
Credits
Minimum Units
4
Maximum Units
4
Academic Progress Units
4
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
4
Requisites
012493