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THEA 571 - Theatre and Racial Protests: The Civil Rights to the Apartheid Movements

THEA 571: Theatre and Racial Protests: The Civil Rights to the Apartheid Movements (3 units) at San Diego State University. 1 section offered in Spring 2027, with meeting times, instructors, and seat counts. Prerequisites: Upper-division or Graduate Standing. Counts toward Africana Studies, B.A. (2026-27), Africana Studies, B.A. (2025-26).

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3 units
  • African American Studies
Offered: Summer 2027 (not offered), Spring 2027 (offered), Fall 2026 (offered)

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Explores the intersection of performance and activism during the American Civil Rights Movement and South African anti-Apartheid struggle. Students analyze protest theatre’s role in articulating resistance, influencing change, and promoting racial justice, studying key productions, historical contexts, and performative strategies from the Negro Ensemble, National Black Theatre, and Market Theatre. Students registered at the 500 level will be expected to expand beyond the treatments and synopsis, into the creation of individual short scripts.
Prerequisites
Upper-division or Graduate Standing

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Who can take it
Upper-division or Graduate Standing
Grading
LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
Typically offered
Fall/Spring
Cross-listed with
AFRAS 571

1 section in Spring 2027

Class #9650· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
200 of 200 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE
Niyi Coker2.3(3)

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