S-Intro/Performance Theory

Over the past fifty years, theories of performance have become influential
means for articulating questions of enactment, embodiment, representation,
and temporality in an increasingly mediated cultural landscape. This course
surveys some of the major strands of thought concerned with these many
forms of performance in the theatre, the gallery, and on the page. We will
devote particular attention to performativity derived from Speech Act
Theory and to how performance might question the nature of presence and

ST-Dari II

Dari II is the second part of a four-part elementary course sequence in Dari. The course is offered through the Five College Supervised Independent Language Program. The independent study format includes small group conversation sessions and an evaluation by an outside evaluator. Students studying Dari develop speaking and listening skills needed for study abroad in Afghanistan and to support course work in South Asian Studies.

Honors Seminar 2: Topics

This seminar is a required course for Commonwealth Honors College students where students participate in a topical seminar-style course designed by its instructor. While the subject matter of each section is different, advanced knowledge of the topic is not required. While the subject matter of each section is different, the requirements for each section are the same.

SEM: TONI MORRISON

Same as AAS 360. This seminar focuses on Toni Morrison?s literary production. In reading her novels, essays, lectures and interviews, we pay particular attention to three things: her interest in the epic anxieties of American identities; her interest in form, language and theory; and her study of love.
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