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Theater for Social Justice, Minor
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New York City
Associated College
Empowering Change Through Performance
The minor in Theater for Social Justice offers an interdisciplinary course of study that centers on decolonizing and anti-racist pedagogy in the fields of commercial and devised theater and performance studies. Through this coursework, students will gain an understanding of theaterÂ鶹´«Ã½™s role in social and political movements, utilize contemporary methodologies in social theory to analyze literature and theatrical performances and develop historical knowledge and context for theaterÂ鶹´«Ã½™s role as a driver of social change.
Drive Social Change on Stage
- Interdisciplinary Approach: Learn with decolonizing and anti-racist pedagogy across commercial and devised theater, as well as performance studies.
- Social and Political Impact: Understand and analyze theaterÂ鶹´«Ã½™s role in social and political movements using contemporary social theory methodologies.
- Historical Context: Develop a deep historical knowledge of theater as a driver of social change
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With a minor in Theater for Social Justice, you will experience coursework associated with various social movements in order to learn more about the theaterÂ鶹´«Ã½™s participation in social change. Examples include analyzing dramatic literature and social theory to explore how these forces influence each other and society.
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You will leave the program with an understanding of the theaterÂ鶹´«Ã½™s role in social and political movements.
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