PMA 3215

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PMA 3215
Performance and Immigration:Staging the Migrant, Alien, and Refugee in and outside the US

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

In this course, we interrogate how immigration debates are staged and experiences of belonging are redefined through performance. The categories of "undocumented," "illegal," "displaced," and "exile" collide on international and national stages when governmental bodies decide who gets to be a migrant and under what terms. We assess how bodies marked culturally and legally as "aliens" use performance to navigate complex migration laws and dangerous social terrains that appear to be shifting and solidifying at the same time. We consider performances on stage, as well as performance in a broader understanding. We examine visual, linguistic, and performative representations of migrant experiences. We analyze and write about performances that deal with issues of migration beyond economic and security models.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (GLC-AS, LA-AS)
Course Subfield (HTC)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 3215

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17666 PMA 3215   LEC 001

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