Interdisciplinary Arts 0169 - Theater & Perform of Social Ch

From anti-Apartheid protest theater to Teatro Campesino; from playwright Jo Carson to students creating work at Hampshire and beyond, theater makers have often played a key role in envisioning and embodying social change. What sparks their passion? How do they balance theatrical craft with an activist vision? And how can we learn both from their successes and from the places in their work that are inconsistent, incomplete, and contradictory? In this course, students will read texts, explore videos and on-line work, and also lead discussions about artists that they chose to be incorporated into the syllabus. The goal is explore the dynamic, electric, and sometimes explosive relationship between artists and their time.

Arts, Design, and Media Power, Community and Social Justice Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research In this course, students are expected to spend at least four to six hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. This time includes reading plays and other course material, viewing performance, writing papers, and preparing for presentations and in-class creative responses.