AAST 368 - Black Arts Workshop II: African Diasporan Culture in Performance from Blues to Hip Hop

Next Offered: 2008-09
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 HU, CD

This course continues the inquiry begun in AAST/THEA 268 focusing on the Western Hemispheric inheritance from traditional African cultures. This course will focus on performance in sacred and secular cultures of the African Diaspora in the mid-to-late 20th century. The class will hone performance skills through in-class exercises and assignments, and intellectual and critical skills through reading, discussions, presentations, journals and critical papers examining aesthetic and cultural performance theories. The course will culminate in a final performance. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 20.
Instructor: C. Jackson-Smith
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: AAST/THEA 268 or other AAST Fine Arts classes.