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1.25 Credits
The artistic and social impact of the Muppets on American puppetry, children's television, and Hollywood film is explored through viewings, guest lectures, and analysis. Henson's legacy in artistic innovation, mainstreaming of puppet theater for adult audiences, and establishment of puppetry in media and marketing are also explored. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, A.) M. Foley
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1.25 Credits
Introduction to Teatro Chicano/a with examination of how cultural diversity plays a role in theater. Through lectures, films, and workshop exercises, reflect upon the process of Teatro Chicano. Students write their own acts, improvise, and perform in class. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, A, E.) A. Martinez
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1.25 Credits
An examination of Walt Disney's creation of the American vision of "family entertainment." Particular attention will be paid to the classic animated feature films of Walt Disney and to the way this Disney invention has been preserved and developed since his death. We will also look at the live action films, theme parks, and other Disney creations. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, A.) J. Bierman
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1.25 Credits
The interrelationship of comedy in contemporary American media and innovations at Second City, the Chicago-based comedy club, will be explored, as well as the theory and practice of improvisation as a technique for generating comic material and the varied relationships of performers, writers, and audiences in live theater, television, and film. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, A.) M. Foley
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1.25 Credits
Combines examination of the canon of Western dramatic literature and theater history through viewings of Pixar Animation Studios' full-length animated features, representing the most popular form of digital art and new media in the world today, and lectures focusing on digital art and new media viewed through established rules and traditions of dramatic art in literature, plays, and the theater. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, A.) D. Scheie
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1.25 Credits
Examines the history of the queer perspective in dramatic literature, from the Greeks to Marlowe and Shakespeare through the calcification of homosexuality in the era of Freud, then traces theater stewardship by gay and lesbian artists from within the closet and without. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, A.) D. Holsclaw
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1.25 Credits
This course is designed to develop ways in which we can direct our interest in the arts into concrete and successful community projects. Although the emphasis will be on developing skills to work within K-12 classrooms, other community projects will be discussed and designed. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, A.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
This course is an introduction to American fashion and fashion designers from the 1950's to the present with special attention given to the influence of popular media on American costume since 1950, the beginning of rock and roll. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 116B. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, A.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Circus arts from their shamanic roots to contemporary practice will be analyzed in a historical, aesthetic, and creative dimension. Lecture, discussion, and demonstrations will explore the theory and practice of American circus arts. In section, students will explore basic circus skills from clowning to tumbling to exhibition of freaks. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, A.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Explores basics of mechanics and movement as applied to theatrical and non-theatrical realms. Utilizes textual materials as well as interaction with technology. Topics include structural elements, motion, energy, sound/light, their physical properties and how they interface with pre-and post-modern theater. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, A.) The Staff
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