THEATER 216AIntroduction to Performance Studies
Theater · 5 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Foundational survey of performance studies, following its emergence from anthropology, sociology, theater studies, cultural studies, and critical theory. Introduction to significant developments that have contributed to the formation of performance studies—from questions of fieldwork, embodiment, liveness, and ritual to the politics of race, gender, sexuality, and globality. Readings draw from works foundational to the field and recent interventions that expand the field’s interdisciplinary scope. Students develop fluency in major debates in the field and reflect upon how they can cultivate their research projects to contribute to the field’s future directions. May be repeated once for credit.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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