WL ARTS M113DSpoken Word Workshop: Creative Writing and Performance Practicum
World Arts and Cultures · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Same as African American Studies M113D.) Enrollment by consent of instructor. Shaped by, and consistently inspiring, broader movements for social and political change, practice of spoken word today provides creative outlets for writers and performing artists worldwide by resisting and remixing elements of traditional verse, participatory theater, and popular culture. To develop writing and performance skills, and to deeply understand selection of poets and performing artists who have shaped spoken word as known today, investigation of aesthetics and political movements of their time through critical essays and poetry from range of influential movements.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Spring 2026
- Fall 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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