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INTG-406 Citizenship: Theatre and Social Change From the Federal Theatre Projects of the Great Depression to the disruptive performances of the l960s and l970s, theatre has played an important role in American radicalism. This course will report on socially conscious, politically active theatres in the United States. Despite (or perhaps especially because of) the evaporation of Cold War passions and the rise of conservatism in the l980s and l990s, such theatre work remains a persistent and evolving presence on the political landscape. The course will track the historical evolution of political theatre and will also explore the current state and future prospects of different modes, including agit-prop, demonstrations, solo performance, Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed and community-based production. A significant means of developing a dialogue for social change (e.g., civic engagement). Students will select problems (local, state, national, international) and will create theatre pieces as a means of opening community dialogue and exploring potential solutions. In the fall of 2008 and the spring of 2009, this class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 pm.
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