IARTS 3RR3 - ‘Cripping’ Performance: Deaf, Mad and Disabled Performance in Canada

3 unit(s)

This course will explore the history and culture of disabled, Mad and Deaf theatre and performance. Delving in Canada’s rich 45 year history of disabled, Deaf and Mad theatre, the course will consider intersectionality, access and interdependence as core tenets of this milieu. This course is rooted in understandings of disability justice and will touch on the intermingling of disabled activism with performance and the current push for changes in the Canadian theatre landscape for Deaf, Mad and disabled creators.
Three hours; one term
Prerequisite(s): Registration in level II or above of any program
Cross-list(s): THTRFLM 3RR3, GENDRST 3RR3