Critical Dance Studies: Special Topics in Dance History and Theory

Catalog description

This graduate seminar provides an introduction to the history and critical theory of dance inglobal contexts. The methodologicalfocus may include critical dance studies, historiography,ethnography, feminist theory, critical race theory, body theory - corporealities - art and architectural(site-specific performance) theory, and performance studies. Students read and analyze a widearray of critics, scholars, and artists and demonstrate fluency in critical dance studies through writtenpapers and weekly seminar discussion. Live Performance serves as archival source material.