Perspectives on Dance as Culture: Dancing Bodies, Cultures, and Environments
ENVS 377
Spring 2015 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
ANTH 325, DANC 377 |
| Certificates: Environmental Studies |
This course will look at the intersections and common spaces between body/self; community/culture; and environment/place. To do this we will employ several research methods. First, we will investigate two distinct movement practices--Afro Cuban orisha dancing and body-mind centering. Students will be asked to complete readings, participate in discussions, view relevant media, and participate in movement master classes. Readings will draw on anthropology and ethnography, as well as dance and performance studies, to provide a methodological basis for exploring the dance subjects. Second, we will create solo and group performance works that explore our individual and communal experiences of body/community/environment. Students will be asked to complete readings, participate in discussions, participate in improvisational movement sessions, and work in a collaborative context.
Each student will develop a final project that contains both a written and a performative component.
This course is supported by the Creative Campus Initiative. (www.wesleyan.edu/creativecampus) |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA DANC |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (DANC-MN)(DANC)(ENVS-MN)(ENVS)(HRAD-MN)(STS) |
Major Readings:
Readings will include writing by authors Susan Stinson, Laurel Richardson, Patti Lather, Norman Denzin, Trinh Min-Ha, Bell Hooks, Pirkho Markula, Jane Desmond, Sally Ness, Ann Cooper Albright, Michel-Rolph Truillot, Avanthi Meduri, Elizabeth Dempser, Richard Schechner, Dwight Conquorgood, Cynthia Novak, Frederick Erickson, and others.
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Examinations and Assignments:
A written commentary on a live performance,a midterm examination, short, ungraded written assignments, a final research paper and a "performance/ethnographic" project. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students will engage in a semester-long investigation of either a movement phenomenon or cultural practice of their choosing. NO prior experience in dance, performance studies, or anthropology required. Students should contact the instructor for permission into this course. |
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