PMA 1115

FWS:Riot Acts: Public Performance and Protest

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2014-2015 Catalog.

What is the relationship between acts of protest played out in the public sphere and those crafted and staged for the theatre? As playwright and activist Wole Soyinka argues, theatre is "intimately related to the process of revolution within society." Questions of individual and collective voice have resonated in post-colonial studies and the performance of the oppressed. This course adds new dimensions to these issues by foregrounding questions such as "How do the oppressed speak?" and "How do we learn to understand (and participate in) the resistant sounds, gestures, and collective movements produced by revolutionary voices of the African diaspora?" Through in-class discussions and peer review, students will sharpen their critical and persuasive writing practice while developing precise, coherent, and well-structured arguments.

When Offered Fall.

Course Subfield (FWS)

Satisfies Requirement First-Year Writing Seminar.

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