Humanities, History , and Social Sciences 51-2102 - Black World Ritual Performance

Institution:

Columbia College-Chicago

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Description:

An exploration of the acts and meanings of performance and ritual in the Black world. Study of sacred and secular practices that influence theatre, ritual, ceremony, carnival, rites of passage, the blues, improvisation, "Negro Spirituals",the "word" (as in: spoken-word, playwriting, use of physicalvoice as a tool, of specific characters in film), performance art, representation and perceptions of the black body, performance as expressed in sports culture, hip-hop, storytelling, and other performative modes of expression rooted in the ancestral ethos of Africans in the Diaspora. 3 CREDIT S

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colum.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 663-1600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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