Introduction to Performance Studies, Honors
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-03 | - |
| 2024-12-10 | - |
Program Overview
This undergraduate honors course, "Introduction to Performance Studies," explores performance in various settings, from theatrical to everyday life, developing critical analysis skills for live and recorded events. Open only to Commonwealth Honors College students, it covers a wide range of performance objects from playscripts to speeches and everyday performances, fostering understanding of how individuals express themselves and interact with others through performance.
Program Outline
Outline:
- Course Title: Introduction to Performance Studies, Honors
- Credit Hours: 4
- Mode: In Person
- Component: Lecture
- Meeting Times: Mo We 2:30PM 3:45PM South College Room W219
- Dates: September 3, 2024 - December 10, 2024
- Instructor: Daniel Sack
- Description: This course examines performance in various settings, including theatrical and non-theatrical, exploring how individuals express themselves, take action, and observe others doing the same. Students will develop critical analysis skills for live and televised events, practice close readings of texts and performance objects, and rehearse their own verbal presentation performances. The course will cover a diverse range of objects for study from around the globe, including playscripts, recordings of speeches and performances, political rallies, and performances in the theater and in everyday life. (Gen. Ed. AT)
Other:
- Eligibility: Open to Commonwealth Honors College Students only.
- Subject: ENGLISH
- Catalog Number: 258H
- Class Number: 37000
- Class Attributes: HONS: ENRICHED
- Academic Career: UGRD (Undergraduate)
- Annotation: For complete and up-to-date class details, meeting times, and textbook information, search for this class in Spire. Select the class term "Fall 2024" and subject "English" and enter the class number "37000".
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