Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0301 - DIV III Seminar in Performance/Music

This integrative seminar is designed for students who are working on a DIV III/Senior Project in the performing arts (music, theater, and dance). It is especially designed for those returning from a semester of field study. The first half of the semester will focus on weekly reading assignments of and short written responses to articles from disciplines such as performance studies, cultural theory, and ethnography and are intended to give students diverse theoretical frameworks from which to locate their Division III work. The second half of the semester will focus on reading assignments selected and presented by individual students. This seminar will also include class workshopping of students' ongoing DIV III work as well as time for working together in small groups on Division III projects. This course fulfills the Advanced Learning Activity for DIV III students.

Time and Narrative Students should expect to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time