Courses

Examines the current range of contemporary scholarship that employs performance as a tool for analyzing cultural processes. Inherently interdisciplinary in scope, the seminar engages with recent performance studies scholarship and its intersections with critical race theory, historiography, cultural studies, museum studies, technology studies, and popular culture.

This course is designed to give graduate students applied, professionally-oriented work experience in a field related to one of the program’s fields of specialization and/or the student’s research areas. Note: This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.

This course is designed to give graduate students applied, professionally-oriented work experience in a field related to one of the program’s fields of specialization and/or the student’s research areas. Note: This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.

This course discusses research approaches, pedagogical strategies, and various aspects of professional development within theatre and performance studies. This course is required for and only open to Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies MA students and first-year PhD students.

An overview of the field of performance ethnography from interdisciplinary perspectives bridging performance studies, anthropology, cultural studies, sociology and communication studies. Main approaches to performance ethnography will be examined, including performance as ethnographic representation, performance as collaborative ethnographic research methodology, and pedagogical applications of performance ethnography. The seminar involves the study of performance ethnography texts, performances, and practical exercises.

This course is an opportunity for advanced research and in-depth reading in areas related to students’ research interests. Requests for an Independent Study course must be accompanied with an Independent Study Proposal (with the permission of the Graduate Program Director).

This course is an opportunity for advanced research and in-depth reading in areas related to students’ research interests. Requests for an Independent Study course must be accompanied with an Independent Study Proposal (with the permission of the Graduate Program Director).