Embodiment, Materiality and Cultural Production

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This course investigates embodiment as one of many materials engaged in contemporary art and performance practices. We will explore concepts of body/mind, the haptic, interiority, intersubjectivity, experience, spatiality, temporality, relationality, liveness, and futurity and how it occurs within a wide variety of cultural productions. Course readings are drawn from dance studies, critical race studies, gender and sexuality studies, performance studies, and museum and curatorial studies. Our theoretical inquiries will culminate in the practical experience of crafting and producing an exhibition and/or live event. No prior performance or art-making experience is required, however, students with active art practices are encouraged to utilize this opportunity to create and present their own works.