WMST 188: Gender and Performance

2008-09 2009-10 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2009-10 → 2009-10 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours

Catalog page 414

Prerequisites: upper- division standing or consent of instructor

Description: Focuses on theoretical debates that construct and inform relations between the concepts of gender and performance. Considers the ways gendered bodies have been repre- sented in performance. A broad definition of perform- ance is applicable, and texts cover photographs, films, dance, performance art, drama, and current events. Fulfills the Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.