Performance and Activism

https://advising.soc.northwestern.edu/academic_modules/performance-and-activism/

Module Requirements (4 units)

Prerequisites (1 unit)

Select 1 course from the following list:

Course Title
PERF_ST 200-0Introduction to Performance Studies
PERF_ST 203-0Performance Culture and Communication

Required Courses (3 units)

Select 3 courses from the following list:

Course Title
PERF_ST 301-0Performance and Activism in Digital Culture
PERF_ST 302-0Performance in Asian America
PERF_ST 303-0Transnational Flows of Performance
PERF_ST 304-0Sonic Practices of the Middle East and North Africa
PERF_ST 305-0Performance Theory
PERF_ST 309-0Black Performance
PERF_ST 311-0Performance in Everyday Life
PERF_ST 326-1Performance Art
PERF_ST 334-0Human Rights & Performance
PERF_ST 335-0Social Art Tactics
PERF_ST 336-0Latino/a Performance

NOTE: Students may apply for no more than one substitution course offered within or beyond performance studies that meets one or both of the following requirements:

  • The course directly addresses the intersection of performance and activism.

and/or

  • The course will contribute in a demonstrable fashion to the student's capstone project.

All proposals for substitution must be made to the module coordinator before the student enrolls in the course.

Additional Requirements (0 units)

Course Title
CMN 370-0Module Capstone

This zero-credit course encompasses all co-curricular activities and the capstone project required for completion of the module.