English 290BH - Worlds/Stage:Intro/PerformStud

This course looks at performance in theatrical and non-theatrical settings, asking how we express ourselves, how we take action, and how we watch others doing the same. Students will develop critical tools for analyzing live and televised events, practice close readings of texts and performance objects, and rehearse their own verbal presentation performances. We will look at a variety 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.

This course is open to Commonwealth Honors College students only. Full title: All the World's a Stage: An Introduction to Performance Studies.