Performance and Everyday Life

General

Prefix

CMST

Course Number

210

Course Level

Undergraduate

Instruction Mode

Lecture

Department/Unit(s)

Communication Studies

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

Performance acts embedded in our everyday world show how performance is used to learn about culture, reflect on experience, and act upon the world and self.

Credits

Credit Hours

Min

Max

Repeatable

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

Yes

MN Goal Designation(s)

Cultural Diversity

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Describe and appreciate works in the arts and humanities as expressions of individual and collective values within an intellectual, cultural, historical and social context.

Outcome

Interpret and respond critically to works from various cultures in the arts and humanities.

Outcome

Explore intellectually the ideas expressed in works in the arts and humanities.

Outcome

Engage in creative processes or interpretive performance.

Outcome

Articulate an informed personal response to works in the arts and humanities.

Outcome

Analyze the diverse means of communication in the arts and humanities.

Course Outline

Theory (define performance; Explore relationship between everyday life performance and theatrical performance; Examine the ethics of performance; Investigate how performance is used to change the status quo). 25% Performance methodology (learn methods of fieldwork; Study methods of transcribing and analyzing texts). 15% Performance skill (use of voice and body; Translating inner form to outer form; Use of space; Developing a performance concept). 30% Analysis (examine reflexive nature of performance; Develop critical approaches to theory, performance and fieldwork). 30%