DR 321 - Latino/a and Latin-America Theatre

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Colorado College

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Examines Latino/a and Latin-American theatrical works as forms of socially accepted resistance and politically charged art forms. Considers plays and performances that challenge governments, inequities, and the status quo using humor, passion, spectacle, and simplicity. Considers performance art, theatre of the oppressed, agitation/propaganda, activisim, post-colonialism, existentialism and feminism. Contextualizes Latino/a and Latin-American performance in political and social landscapes. Block 3: Latino/a and Latin-America Theatre. Examines Latino/a and Latin-American theatrical works as forms of resistance and as politically charged art forms. Considers plays and performances that challenge governments, inequities, and the status quo using humor, passion, spectacle, and simplicity. Considers performance art, theater of the oppressed, agitation/propaganda, activism, post-colonialism, existentialism and feminism from a variety of Latin and Central American perspectives. Contextualizes Latin and Latin-American performance in political and social landscapes. All plays taught in English translation from Spanish or Portuguese. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Comparative Literature 200 and American Cultural Studies 200.) 1 unit - Sifuentes.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.coloradocollege.edu

Phone Number:

(719) 389-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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