INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE FOR CULTURAL AND SOCIAL AWARENESS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop a more complex understanding of self and others while practicing empathy. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Prepare and lead discussions with classmates on a sensitive subject matter using healthy dialogue strategies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Use the Theatre for Cultural and Social Awareness Method to engage and empower an audience with the purpose of recognizing and questioning cultural assumptions and biases. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Produce a final project of applied/devised theatre. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Articulate why theater is a valued medium to discuss topics. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Critically analyze theater's role as a medium for engaging, interrogating, and complicating complex social, cultural, or political topics. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop a more complex understanding of self and others while practicing empathy. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Prepare and lead discussions with classmates on a sensitive subject matter using healthy dialogue strategies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Use the Theatre for Cultural and Social Awareness Method to engage and empower an audience with the purpose of recognizing and questioning cultural assumptions and biases. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Produce a final project of applied/devised theatre. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Articulate why theater is a valued medium to discuss topics. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Critically analyze theater's role as a medium for engaging, interrogating, and complicating complex social, cultural, or political topics. Audience: Graduate