Cultures, Politics, Performance: Conversations with Performance Studies (A) SA 474 (4)
Anthropological studies of performance as theoretical/methodological framework for analyzing social relations and power in selected historical/cultural contexts. Subjects may include theories of performance and performativity; creativity and experience; cultural performance; ritual; performance as political resistance; performance and everyday life. Ethnographic and historical accounts focused on performance in colonial/neocolonial/postcolonial processes will constitute substantive course content. Prerequisite: Minimum 72 units including SA 101 or SA 201W.