In this course, we will consider “play” as a distinct mode of media consumption and video games as a unique medium through which to encounter shared concerns of literary and media studies: narrative, character development, rhetoric, morality, and identity. Along the way, this course will introduce students to key debates in the scholarly study of video games.
Offered as HIST-253[AS/US/TC/TE/TR/TS] and AAPI-253. This is an introductory survey course on the history of Asian/Pacific/Americans (A/P/A) within the broader historical context of imperialism in the Asia-Pacific region. We will compare and contrast the historical experiences of specific groups of the A/P/A community; namely, those of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Southeast Asian (Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Hmong), Asian Indian, and Pacific Islander descent. The first half of the course examines the U.S.
For honors candidates in theater and dance. Open only to senior theater and dance majors with prior approval of the Chair. A double-credit course that may be taken in either semester, but only if no Senior Honors course is taken in the other semester of the major's senior year: when elected, normally taken in the second senior semester. The Department.
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Independent reading course. Admission with consent of the instructor, and upon approval of an appropriate, original course of study. Approval is not guaranteed. A special topics course should be contemplated and approved in the semester prior to undertaking it. Fall and spring semesters. The Department.
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A course in integrating previously studied skills, while developing collaborative and leadership roles in the making of Theater and Dance works, within the Department’s producing structure. With permission, each enrolled student will accept a specific assignment within a departmental production team. Attendance at weekly production meetings, rehearsals as needed, and additional meetings to complete duties related to successful completion of a production are required. A half-course. Admission with consent of the Chair. Normally not open to first-year students.
This is a studio practice course that focuses on creating design elements for stories with dramatic structure. Students will learn to use design tools to create spaces and characters needed for effective dramatic storytelling. Independent research and in-class presentations, along with collaboration among classmates will be required. This is an appropriate next-level course for students who have taken THDA 265 or 266 and who want to continue study of design. Students without prior design experience may take the course, but should contact the instructor in advance. Spring semester.
This is a studio course that explores making theater in an immersive way, and in collaboration, to create original works of art. Through a combination of improvisation, research, and devised theater-making techniques, participants will explore diverse themes and narratives, shaping performances that reinterpret existing texts and activate nontraditional performance spaces. This studio course empowers students to challenge artistic boundaries and foster creativity, collaboration, and innovation in the realm of contemporary theater making.
What do we do with the Classics and the playwrights held up as the undefeated paragons of the written theatrical word? Some would say we get rid of all of them and create a new canon. Some say we expand the canon. And others argue canons should be period-specific. In this course we will look at some plays deemed theatrical classics paired with lesser known contemporaneous plays and playwrights to examine the "problem" of Classics and how we "solve" the problem of a limited theatrical canon. What made them a classic and can they still be deemed so today?
This studio course is designed as an interactive laboratory for students interested in imaginative experimentation to discover and access multiple ways to generate material in different media (dance, theater, visual /digital art, text and/or sound). The course emphasizes a practice of rigorous play and a dedicated interest in process and invention. Also, the course will be informed by a view that anything and everything is possible material for creative and spontaneous response and production.
In this course, students will learn to identify, craft and tell stories using their whole bodies. We will combine movement, voice, and improvisation to show how physical expression enhances storytelling and highlights the body as a living record of social narratives. Students will explore dance ethnography and autoethnography to critically engage with multiple cultures, including their own.
