Revolution Girl-Style Now: Queer and Feminist Performance Strategies
THEA 267
Fall 2016
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 276, FGSS 267 |
| Course Cluster: Queer Studies |
Looking to the rich cultural history of queer and feminist performance in the U.S, this course examines performances of gender, sexuality, obscenity, and refusal. In this class, we will ask how the terms "feminist" and "queer" come to determine a specific piece of theater or performance art. Is it the author's own political affiliation that establishes the work as feminist? Is it the audience's reading that gathers a work of art under a queer rubric? Furthermore, where does feminist performance meet queer performance? Topics will include feminist body art, AIDS activism, queer nightlife, installation and performance art, video art, and memoir. Focusing in on strategies for engaging the many meanings of the words "queer" and "feminist," we will pair theoretical readings with theatrical sites. Authors and artists to be discussed will include Judith Butler, Paula Vogel, Holly Hughes, Beth Henley, Karen Finley, Samuel Delany, Nao Bustamante, Rebecca Schneider, Anna Deavere Smith, José Muñoz, Jill Dolan, Sylvia Rivera, Sharon Hayes, Sharon P. Holland, Bikini Kill, boychild, Lucy Lippard, Laurie Weeks, and Dean Spade. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA THEA |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HRAD-MN)(THEA) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Peggy Shaw, MENOPAUSAL GENTLEMAN
Sigmund Freud, THREE ESSAYS
Bikini Kill, REVOLUTION GIRL STYLE NOW
Eve Sedgwick & Andrew Parker, PERFORMANCE AND PERFORMATIVITY
José Muñoz, CRUISING UTOPIA
Jack Halberstam, THE QUEER ART OF FAILURE
Valerie Solanos, UP YOUR ASS
Laurie Weeks, ZIPPERMOUTH
Elizabeth Freeman, TIME BINDS
Nao Bustamante, INDIGURRITO
C. Carr, ON EDGE
Lucy Lippard, FROM THE CENTER
Rebecca Schneider, THE EXPLICIT BODY IN PERFORMANCE
Havelock Ellis, SEXUAL INVERSION
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two short performance reviews and one research paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
The course counts as a dramatic literature/criticism requirement for theater major.
The Theater Department organizes a variety of performances for students enrolled in its courses. Field trips to see performances off campus are integrated into course syllabi. Instructors will notify students of all dates at the beginning of the semester and costs for all course field trips are covered (specifically, transportation to and from the performance and tickets). Any potential scheduling conflicts for field trips should be discussed with faculty members. Once students indicate that they are going and tickets are purchased, it is assumed they will attend. (Students backing out of field trips they had said they would attend will be asked to cover the cost of their ticket.)Performances of visitors to Wesleyan¿s Center for the Arts are integrated into course syllabi and students are required to attend these performances unless otherwise negotiated with instructors. Tickets for performances are available to students at the Box Office in Usdan at the reduced price of $6.00. |
| Instructor(s): Brewer Ball,Katherine Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: TST101; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 5 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 3 | FR: 0 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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