Music 258 - Performing Culture

PERFORMING CULTURE

Spring
2020
01
4.00
Margaret Sarkissian
MW 10:50-12:05
Smith College
30023-S20
SAGE 215
msarkiss@smith.edu
30022
Same as ANT 258. This course analyzes cultural performances as sites for the expression and formation of social identity. Students study various performance genres such as rituals, festivals, parades, cultural shows, music, dance and theater. Topics include expressive culture as resistance; debates around authenticity and heritage; the performance of race, class and ethnic identities; the construction of national identity; and the effects of globalization on indigenous performances. Enrollment limited to 30.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.