THEA 101 - Doing The Right Thing: Social Justice Theatre

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-3A; Social Justice
The legacy of American social change artists and how ethnic, racial, and gender obstacles helped forge creative expression in theatre and spoken word. Artists as outlaws, rebels, and change makers outside the mainstream.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-3A - Arts and Humanities (Arts), Overlay - Social Justice
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

apply problem-solving skills, especially translating written instructions to live situations.
prepare and make presentations that require clear reading, writing, and speaking; especially presentations that involve monologue, auto-ethnography, oral history, and acting.
demonstrate fundamental critical thinking skills and information competency that involve research, analysis, and organizing data from diverse sources.
exercise leadership in a profession and community by noticing and integrating the effects of critical social justice contributions of artists in history, American theatre and pop culture.

GE-3A. Arts Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the impact of the arts on their life.
Examine the cultural and/or historical context(s) of the arts.
Describe the ways that diverse identities influence the creation and experience of art.
Identify the role of art in diverse settings.

Social Justice Overlay Learning Outcomes

use a disciplinary perspective to analyze issues of social justice and equity;
describe the challenges to achieving social justice; and
identify ways in which individuals and/or groups can contribute to social justice within local communities, nations, or the world.