ATS2284 Agency, advocacy and activism in performance

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   analyse key concepts and practices in contemporary performing arts studies, with a focus on agency, advocacy, and activism;

2. 2

   critically evaluate how social movements, communities, and individual activists use the performing arts to seek political empowerment, dialogue and transformation in current and historical contexts; 

3. 3

   design and implement community performances and events that engage processes of agency, advocacy and activism to address local community and global issues (in collaboration with peers);

4. 4

   reflect on the knowledge and skills developed through individual contributions and engagement with a community of practice.