ENGL 3109 Politics of the Body in Motion
This course is an introduction to the field of performance studies, in which we discuss how bodiesâ€"both their kinesthetics and aestheticsâ€"are read and politicized. Select topics in dance history intersect with social science and cultural anthropology as we study issues of power, visibility, and representation both on and off-stage. We pay particular attention to how dance as a form of embodied knowledge reflects and creates cultural values and identity, honoring movement both as a mirror to the culture that created it, and as an instigator of cultural change.
Cross Listed Courses
HCS 3109