Theater for Social Justice, Minor

The minor in Theater for Social Justice offers an interdisciplinary course of study that centers decolonizing and anti-racist pedagogy in the fields of commercial and devised theater and performance studies. Through this coursework, students will gain an understanding of theater’s role in social and political movements, utilize contemporary methodologies in social theory to analyze literature and theatrical performances, and develop historical knowledge and context for theater’s role as a driver of social change.

Successful completion of the minor requires 15 credits of coursework, including six (6) credits of required coursework, nine (9) credits of elective coursework.

Minor Requirements

Required Coursework
PJS 101Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies3
PAGE 274Theatre and Social Justice3
Elective Coursework: 9 credits from the following:
PAGE 270World Theater3
PAGE 273Theater of the Oppressed3
PAGE 284An Evolution of the Spoken Word3
PAGE 288Young, Black, & Gifted-a Journey Through African-American Artists & the Movements that Inspired them3
PJS 296TTopic: The Artist as Activist and Activist as Artist3
WS 297PTopic: Queer/Trans Performance3
ART 188Art as a Vehicle of Social Commentary and Political Progress3
AMS 200Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies3
AMS 210Native and Indigenous Peoples Studies3
Total Credits: 15