FA/THEA 4270 3.00

Performing Gender

Asks: How does performance construct and challenge gender as a social category? To answer this question students will investigate performances of gender in a variety of artistic media (including theatre, performance art, music, film and television) and in the rituals of everyday life. We will explore how these performances respond to contemporary theories of gender, and we will consider the roles that race, class, and sexuality play in the formation of gendered identities.