THEATER 216CTheory and Methodology
Theater · 5 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Exploration of diverse theoretical foundations of performance studies such as critical race theory, environmental humanities, ecolinguistics, planetary studies, Indigenous epistemologies, and digital humanities. Topics may include postcolonial and decolonial studies, feminist and queer theory, ecocriticism, affect studies, and media theory. Emphasis on how theoretical paradigms shape research design, creative practices, and sociopolitical movements. Students master theory in relation to methodology, performance events, and cultural phenomena.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2027
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.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.