AMST 330(S) Aesthetics of Resistance: Contemporary Latin American Theatre and Performance (Same as Comparative Literature 330, Latina/o Studies 330, Theatre 330 and Women's and Gender Studies 330)

LATS 330(S) Aesthetics of Resistance: Contemporary Latin American Theatre and Performance (Same as American Studies 330, Comparative Literature 330, Theatre 330 and Women's and Gender Studies 330)
This course explores contemporary (1970's to the present) Latin American theatre and performance within, against, and after contexts of State terror and neo-colonialism. We analyze how Latin American playwrights, theater collectives, solo performance artists and social actors use theater and performance as oppositional tools. For instance, how do theater collectives intervene in public space? How do political actors construct alternative civil societies? How does electronic theater propose more egalitarian political imaginaries? We will study the performance of politics and the politics of performance, the convergence of actors with spectators, and the blurring of borders between the public and the private spheres.
Format: discussion. Requirements: two oral presentations, five short essays, and one final essay.
No prerequisites. No enrollment limit (expected: 10).
Hour: JOTTAR