AMST 226
Gender and the Dancing Body
Last Offered Spring 2021
Division II
Difference, Power, and Equity
Cross-listed
DANC 226 / THEA 226 / WGSS 226
This course is not offered in the current catalog
Class Details
This course posits that the dancing body is a particularly rich site for examining the history of gender and sexuality in America and beyond. The aim of the course is to explore ideas related to gender and sexuality as prescribed by dominant cultural, social, and religious institutions, and how dance has been used to challenge those normative ideologies. We will examine a wide range of dance genres, from stage performances to popular forms to dance on television, with particular attention to the intersections of race and class with gender. This is primarily a discussion-based seminar course and will also include film screenings, discussions with guest artists, and opportunities for creative projects. No previous dance experience required.
The Class:
Format: seminar; This course will be taught in a virtual format and will be remote.
Limit: 15
Expected: 10-15
Class#: 5171
Grading: yes pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Limit: 15
Expected: 10-15
Class#: 5171
Grading: yes pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
class participation, reading responses, essays, in-class writing assignments, and group presentations
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
first years and sophomores
Distributions:
Division II
Difference, Power, and Equity
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
DANC 226 Division I AMST 226 Division II THEA 226 Division I WGSS 226 Division II
DANC 226 Division I AMST 226 Division II THEA 226 Division I WGSS 226 Division II
DPE Notes:
In the course, students will explore the concept of gender as a social construction and how the body's historical associations to markers of gender and sexuality lead to differences in socio-political power. The assigned texts and viewings provide examples of how bodies and their movements make meaning in a network of power relationships, and how artists use dance to address social inequalities such as sexism, racism, and transmisogyny, to imagine a more just world.
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AMST 226 - SEM Gender and the Dancing Body
AMST 226 SEM Gender and the Dancing BodyDivision II Difference, Power, and EquityNot offered
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