GWSS 390 A: Intermediate Topics in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

Winter 2023
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Meeting:
MW 3:30pm - 5:50pm / HUT 155
SLN:
15509
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
DRAMA 365 A
Instructor:
Jasmine Jamillah Mahmoud
"WOMEN OF COLOR AND QUEER OF COLOR THEATRE." EXPLORES THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICES BY WOMEN OF COLOR AND QUEER OF COLOR PRACTITIONERS. A STUDY OF CONCEPTS INCLUDING INTERSECTIONALITY, WOMEN OF COLOR FEMINISM, QUEER OF COLOR CRITIQUE, MINORITARIAN, QUARE STUDIES, AND INDIGENOUS FEMINISMS WILL FRAME QUERIES INTO SPECIFIC THEATRICAL AN PERFORMANCE EXAMPLES. JOINTLY OFFERED WITH DRAMA 365.
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

DRAMA 365: Women of Color and Queer of Color Theatre

Explores theatre and performance practices by women of color and queer of color practitioners.  A study of concepts including intersectionality, women of color feminism, queer of color crtique, minoritarian, quare studies, and indigenous feminisms will frame queries into specific theatrical and performance examples. Likely texts include Cherrie Moraga’s Watsonville: Someplace Not Here; Robert O’Hara’s Bootycandy; Chay Yew’s Whitelands, as well as works by Zora Neale Hurston, Adrienne Kennedy, and Toni Morrison.

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Catalog Description:
Exploration of various topics and issues relevant to the study of gender, women, and sexuality. Recommended: GWSS 200. Offered: AWSpS.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
May 18, 2024 - 8:15 pm