THEA 247 - Culture and Diversity

Units: 3
Artistic and cultural contributions of Native Americans, African Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans and LGBTQ artists to American cultural expression, performance and pop culture. Analysis of the historical and political context behind ethnic expression.

Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Entirely Online, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

exercise control over one’s artistic and creative voice by considering the role of Native, African, Asian, Latino/a and LGBTQ Americans in shaping the American cultural voice and the impact of these peoples on American theatre and pop culture
discuss the shaping of the cultural image of Native, African, Asian Latino/a and LGBTQ Americans and how that process limited artistic expression for all people of color.
analyze plays and performance practices for historical and thematic content.
collaborate online in creation of videos by making use of scenes and songs from the multimedia universe.