HCS 3109 Politics of the Body in Motion
This course is an introduction to the field of performance studies, in which we discuss how bodies�both their kinesthetics and aesthetics�are read and politicized. Select topics in dance history intersect with social science and cultural anthropology as we study issues of power, visibility, and representation both on and off-stage. We pay particular attention to how dance as a form of embodied knowledge reflects and creates cultural values and identity, honoring movement both as a mirror to the culture that created it, and as an instigator of cultural change.