DANC0114A-F19
Community Dialogue/Arts
Community Dialogue Through the Arts
In this course students will learn both the theory and the practice of community dialogue through the arts. We will study the roles of community organizers, activists, artists, community members, performers, and scholars in the field of community engagement, such as The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Urban Bush Women, Crossroads Theatre, and Jan Cohen-Cruz of Imagining America. Students will collaborate to design, plan, implement, and document a community engagement project aimed at making tangible change that continues after the course is completed. Readings will be drawn from Radical Street Performance, Visions of Culture, and Imagining America Publications. This course counts as an elective towards the Dance major. 3 hrs. lect.
In this course students will learn both the theory and the practice of community dialogue through the arts. We will study the roles of community organizers, activists, artists, community members, performers, and scholars in the field of community engagement, such as The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Urban Bush Women, Crossroads Theatre, and Jan Cohen-Cruz of Imagining America. Students will collaborate to design, plan, implement, and document a community engagement project aimed at making tangible change that continues after the course is completed. Readings will be drawn from Radical Street Performance, Visions of Culture, and Imagining America Publications. This course counts as an elective towards the Dance major. 3 hrs. lect.
- Term:
- Fall 2019
- Location:
- Mahaney Center for the Arts 126(MAC 126)
- Schedule:
- 7:30pm-10:25pm on Wednesday (Sep 9, 2019 to Dec 6, 2019)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Christal Brown
- Subject:
- Dance
- Department:
- Dance
- Division:
- Arts
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- ART SOC
- Additional Details:
- Community Connected Course
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 92754
- Subject Code:
- DANC
- Course Number:
- 0114
- Section Identifier:
- A