Paying for college:
| New course | Undergraduate |
| First term offered : Fall 2012 | ||
| Course Prefix&Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| TA 321 | Performance Art | 3 - |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Performance Art |
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Catalog Description: An introduction to the field of Performance Art, through an examination of the history and practitioners of Performance Art, and the practical creation and development of a performance art piece. |
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Course Goal and Objectives: 1) To introduce Performance Art and its practitioners. 2) To explore the political, social, cultural, and personal motivations of the art form. 3) To understand the basic history of the discipline, with emphasis on how Performance Art reflects, or stands against, cultural and societal norms. 4) To examine in detail a representative group of performance artists. 5) To create and workshop new Performance Art pieces. |
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Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): This is an elective class for theatre majors and others. If approved, it will be submitted as a Writing Intensive class, thereby providing theatre students another WI opportunity within the major. |
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Faculty and facilities needed: No new faculty or facilities needed. |
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Brief Course outline: Week One: An Introduction to Performance Art Week Two: Introduction of a range of Performance Artists; Focus on Holly Hughes Week Three: Writing Workshops; Focus on Tim Miller Week Four: Student Reports Week Five: Writing Workshops; Focus on Karen Finley Week Six: Student Reports Week Seven: Writing Workshops; Focus on Annie Sprinkle Week Eight: Student Reports; Focus on Marina Abromovic Week Nine: Writing Workshop; Focus on Guillermo Gomez-Pena Week Ten: Preparation for Presentation; Focus on Laurie Anderson |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Sharon Oberst | Approved | November 27 2011 |
| 2 - Division | Scott Grim | Approved | December 08 2011 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Jodie Garrison | Approved | December 08 2011 |
| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Thaddeus Shannon | Approved | January 18 2012 |
| 6 - Faculty Senate | Gavin Keulks | Approved | January 20 2012 |
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Comments: Approved in executive committee, 1/19/12. |
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| 7 - Dean | Stephen Scheck | Approved | January 25 2012 |
| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Approved | January 26 2012 |
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Comments: The offering TA321 cannot require the employment of additional part time faculty in order to cover classes not taught by TT faculty who plan on teaching this class.
Kent Neely |
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