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This course explores contemporary American theatrical expression as it may be organized around issues of ethnic and cultural identity. This exploration will include the analysis of performances, scripts, and video documentation, as well as the invention of original documents of theatrical expression. Class lectures and discussions will analyze samples of Native American, Chicano, African American, and Asian American theater, taking into consideration the historical and political context for the creation of these works. Performance exercises will help students identify theatrical forms and techniques used by these theaters, and how these techniques contribute to the overall goals of specific theatrical expressions. This course explores contemporary American theatrical expression as it may be organized around issues of ethnic and cultural identity. This exploration will include the analysis of performances, scripts, and video documentation, as well as the invention of original documents of theatrical expression. Class lectures and discussions will analyze samples of Native American, Chicano, African American, and Asian American theater, taking into consideration the historical and political context for the creation of these works. Performance exercises will help students identify theatrical forms and techniques used by these theaters, and how these techniques contribute to the overall goals of specific theatrical expressions.

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Theater | Theater | Culture | Culture | Diversity | Diversity | Performance | Performance | American | American | African | African | Asian | Asian | Script | Script | Video | Video | Chicano | Chicano | Native American | Native American | Political | Political | Act | Act | Dance | Dance | diversity | diversity | united states | united states | gender | gender

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This course explores the political and aesthetic foundations of hip hop. It traces the musical, corporeal, visual, spoken word, and literary manifestations of hip hop over its thirty-five year presence in the American cultural imaginary. It also investigates specific black cultural practices that have given rise to its various idioms. Hip hop has invigorated the academy, inspiring scholarship rooted in black musical and literary traditions. This course assesses these sharp breaks and flamboyant versionings of hip hop that have occurred within the academy.RealOne™ is a trademark or a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. This course explores the political and aesthetic foundations of hip hop. It traces the musical, corporeal, visual, spoken word, and literary manifestations of hip hop over its thirty-five year presence in the American cultural imaginary. It also investigates specific black cultural practices that have given rise to its various idioms. Hip hop has invigorated the academy, inspiring scholarship rooted in black musical and literary traditions. This course assesses these sharp breaks and flamboyant versionings of hip hop that have occurred within the academy.RealOne™ is a trademark or a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc.

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Hip Hop | Hip Hop | Dance | Dance | Rap | Rap | Black | Black | visual culture | visual culture | Music | Music | African | African | American | American | history | history | literature | literature | sexuality | sexuality | mysogyny | mysogyny | feminism | feminism | performance | performance | electronic music | electronic music | activism | activism | politics | politics | consumerism | consumerism | race | race | artist | artist | political | political | aesthetic | aesthetic | musical | musical | corporeal | corporeal | visual | visual | spoken word | spoken word | literary | literary | American cultural imagery | American cultural imagery | African American | African American | cultural practices | cultural practices | material culture | material culture | performance studio | performance studio | hip hop style | hip hop style | rapping | rapping | break | break | breaking | breaking | beats | beats | dj | dj | dee jay | dee jay | turntables | turntables | mic | mic | mc | mc | graffiti | graffiti | fashion | fashion | sex | sex | feminist | feminist | electronica | electronica | mediated performance | mediated performance | anarchy | anarchy | commodity fetishism | commodity fetishism | globalization | globalization | whiteness | whiteness | realness | realness | journalism | journalism | criticism | criticism | autobiography | autobiography | black | black

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This course explores contemporary American theatrical expression as it may be organized around issues of gender and cultural identity. This exploration will include the analysis of performances, scripts, and video documentation, as well as the invention of original documents of theatrical expression. Class lectures and discussions will analyze samples of Native American, Chicano, African American, and Asian American theater, taking into consideration the historical and political context for the creation of these works. Performance exercises will help students identify theatrical forms and techniques used by these theaters, and how these techniques contribute to the overall goals of specific theatrical expressions. This course explores contemporary American theatrical expression as it may be organized around issues of gender and cultural identity. This exploration will include the analysis of performances, scripts, and video documentation, as well as the invention of original documents of theatrical expression. Class lectures and discussions will analyze samples of Native American, Chicano, African American, and Asian American theater, taking into consideration the historical and political context for the creation of these works. Performance exercises will help students identify theatrical forms and techniques used by these theaters, and how these techniques contribute to the overall goals of specific theatrical expressions.

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Theater | Theater | Culture | Culture | Diversity | Diversity | Performance | Performance | American | American | African | African | Asian | Asian | Script | Script | Video | Video | Chicano | Chicano | Native American | Native American | Political | Political | Act | Act | Dance | Dance | diversity | diversity | united states | united states | gender | gender

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This class explores the political and aesthetic foundations of hip hop. Students trace the musical, corporeal, visual, spoken word, and literary manifestations of hip hop over its 30 year presence in the American cultural imagery. Students also investigate specific black cultural practices that have given rise to its various idioms. Students create material culture related to each thematic section of the course. Scheduled work in performance studio helps students understand how hip hop is created and assessed. This class explores the political and aesthetic foundations of hip hop. Students trace the musical, corporeal, visual, spoken word, and literary manifestations of hip hop over its 30 year presence in the American cultural imagery. Students also investigate specific black cultural practices that have given rise to its various idioms. Students create material culture related to each thematic section of the course. Scheduled work in performance studio helps students understand how hip hop is created and assessed.

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Hip Hop | Hip Hop | Dance | Dance | Rap | Rap | Black | Black | breaking | breaking | visual culture | visual culture | Music | Music | African | African | American | American | African-American | African-American | world music | world music | DJ | DJ | history | history | literature | literature | sexuality | sexuality | misogyny | misogyny | feminism | feminism | performance | performance | electronic music | electronic music | activism | activism | politics | politics | consumerism | consumerism | race | race | artist | artist | racism | racism | turntablism | turntablism | gangsta | gangsta | gangster | gangster | beats | beats | graffiti | graffiti | fashion | fashion | popular culture | popular culture | urban | urban | authenticity | authenticity

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This course introduces students to the art and formal ideologies of contemporary dance. We explore the aesthetic and technical underpinnings of contemporary dance composition. Basic compositional techniques are discussed and practiced, with an emphasis on principles such as weight, space, time, effort, and shape. Principles of musicality are considered and developed by each student. Working with each other as the raw material of the dance, students develop short compositions that reveal their understanding of basic techniques. Hopefully, students come to understand a range of compositional possibilities available to artists who work with the medium of the human body. This course introduces students to the art and formal ideologies of contemporary dance. We explore the aesthetic and technical underpinnings of contemporary dance composition. Basic compositional techniques are discussed and practiced, with an emphasis on principles such as weight, space, time, effort, and shape. Principles of musicality are considered and developed by each student. Working with each other as the raw material of the dance, students develop short compositions that reveal their understanding of basic techniques. Hopefully, students come to understand a range of compositional possibilities available to artists who work with the medium of the human body.

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Dance | Dance | Theory | Theory | Composition | Composition | Ideology | Ideology | Contemporarym | Contemporarym | Weight | Weight | Space | Space | Time | Time | Effort | Effort | Shape | Shape | Body | Body | Workshop | Workshop

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This course explores contemporary American theatrical expression as it may be organized around issues of gender and cultural identity. This exploration will include the analysis of performances, scripts, and video documentation, as well as the invention of original documents of theatrical expression. Class lectures and discussions will analyze samples of Native American, Chicano, African American, and Asian American theater, taking into consideration the historical and political context for the creation of these works. Performance exercises will help students identify theatrical forms and techniques used by these theaters, and how these techniques contribute to the overall goals of specific theatrical expressions.

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Theater | Culture | Diversity | Performance | American | African | Asian | Script | Video | Chicano | Native American | Political | Act | Dance | diversity | united states | gender

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On Thursday 19 November, double Ivor Novello Award winner Chris Difford delivered on song writing to a full lecture theatre. It was a moment to remember for all in attendance, with one member of staff commenting, "I've worked here for sixteen years and that was the best hour yet". Chris' anecdotes and advice were especially appreciated by the song writers and music production students in the audience. With over 25 years of experience, and a single-minded attitude, Chris has become one of the most successful lyricists of recent times. He first found success as a member of Squeeze with their hit singles including, Cool for Cats, Black Coffee In Bed, Up the Junction and Hourglass. As a young boy, Chris wrote poetry, inventing stories that would allow him to exercise his vivid imagination

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ukoer | song writing | music production | Dance | Drama and Music | Creative Arts and Design | design | W000

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Sustainability of Artist as Producer and Performer', which has enabled him to creatively produce music for artists including Mi Mye and Duels and he is currently working on his solo project, Honour Before Glory.

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ukoer | music promotition | music industry | record label | Dance | Drama and Music | Creative Arts and Design | design | W000

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A running stream approach to music technology

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ukoer | innovation north | music technology | Dance | Drama and Music | Creative Arts and Design | design | W000

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JAMES (Joint Audio Media Education Services) Conference - Dennis Weinreich Keynote

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ukoer | james | audio media | Dance | Drama and Music | Creative Arts and Design | design | W000

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JAMES (Joint Audio Media Education Services) Conference - Steve Lawson Keynote

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ukoer | james | audio media | Dance | Drama and Music | Creative Arts and Design | design | W000

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The repertoire played by bands has altered radically over many years. However, commissioning bodies have always been governed by a desire to attract the leading mainstream composers of the day to write original material for the medium. The so-called 'Golden Period', spanning the period between the Great Depression and the Second World War, encapsulates this ambition at its most successful. A sequence of seminal works, by John Ireland, Gustav Holst, Granville Bantock, Herbert Howells, and Sir Edward Elgar revitalised the repertory and placed amateur musicians in a place of honour within the British musical establishment. In an illustrated lecture, Prof. Nicholas Childs and the Black Dyke Band place this music in its wider context, from the production of the first original band composition

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ukoer | brass band | black dyke band | compositions | music history | Dance | Drama and Music | Creative Arts and Design | design | W000

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Visiting Professor, Ray Russell delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday 25 March in Gandhi Hall. Ray's lecture, entitled 'A Life in Music' covered highlights from his 40-year career in the music industry ranging from his first professional job with the John Barry Seven to working with Tina Turner and on classic television theme tunes including Bergerac and A Touch of Frost. The lecture was delivered in a unique format that saw Ray backed by a band including his sons, Charlie and George, on bass and drums and his friend, Geoff Castle, on keyboards, to perform various pieces from throughout Ray's career. Ray's warm and humorous delivery was full of interesting and funny anecdotes and the audience of students, staff and industry guests thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

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ukoer | music industry | Dance | Drama and Music | Creative Arts and Design | design | W000

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Dance Notation Processes of Reconstruction Series 1: Transcultural Transmission of Helen Tamiris’ Negro Spirituals (1914) video by Jean Johnson Jones, University of Surrey. Duration 09:05.

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Negro Spirituals | Dance | Helen Tamiris | Reconstruction | Notation | CCCEED | creativity | JISC digitisation and content

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This learning package contains: Teacher Notes; a set of 10 online tasks; a complete reading and viewing list; and some suggestions for classroom activities. The 10 online tasks contain approximately 20 hours of materials for independent and collaborative learning. They include: reflective questions with feedback,list of resources with recommended readings and viewings, links to video clips, online discussion forums and walls.

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Arts | Society | Semiotics | Marxism | Feminism | Dance | Film | CCCEED | creativity | digital engagement | JISC digitisation and content

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These materials include teacher notes and student instructions for 1 hour activity for a module on Laban Movement Analysis. The activity is designed to give students an opportunity to practice and apply movement analysis, observational skills and documentation skills to film analysis. The activity specifically addresses turning actions. However, any movement theme may be featured such as aerial forms, gestures, circular paths, or floor plans.

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dance | CCCEED | JISC digitisation and content | creativity | turns | film | Dance Digital Archives | movement analysis | documentation

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This learning package contains: Teacher Notes; a set of 10 online tasks; a complete reading and viewing list; and some suggestions for classroom activities. The 10 online tasks contain approximately 20 hours of materials for independent and collaborative learning. They include: reflective questions with feedback,list of resources with recommended readings and viewings, links to video clips, online discussion forums and walls.

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Arts | Society | Semiotics | Marxism | Feminism | Dance | Film | CCCEED | creativity | digital engagement | JISC digitisation and content

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These materials include teacher notes and student instructions for 1 hour activity for a module on Laban Movement Analysis. The activity is designed to give students an opportunity to practice and apply movement analysis, observational skills and documentation skills to film analysis. The activity specifically addresses turning actions. However, any movement theme may be featured such as aerial forms, gestures, circular paths, or floor plans.

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dance | CCCEED | JISC digitisation and content | creativity | turns | film | Dance Digital Archives | movement analysis | documentation

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This course explores contemporary American theatrical expression as it may be organized around issues of ethnic and cultural identity. This exploration will include the analysis of performances, scripts, and video documentation, as well as the invention of original documents of theatrical expression. Class lectures and discussions will analyze samples of Native American, Chicano, African American, and Asian American theater, taking into consideration the historical and political context for the creation of these works. Performance exercises will help students identify theatrical forms and techniques used by these theaters, and how these techniques contribute to the overall goals of specific theatrical expressions.

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Theater | Culture | Diversity | Performance | American | African | Asian | Script | Video | Chicano | Native American | Political | Act | Dance | diversity | united states | gender

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This course explores the political and aesthetic foundations of hip hop. It traces the musical, corporeal, visual, spoken word, and literary manifestations of hip hop over its thirty-five year presence in the American cultural imaginary. It also investigates specific black cultural practices that have given rise to its various idioms. Hip hop has invigorated the academy, inspiring scholarship rooted in black musical and literary traditions. This course assesses these sharp breaks and flamboyant versionings of hip hop that have occurred within the academy.RealOne™ is a trademark or a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc.

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Hip Hop | Dance | Rap | Black | visual culture | Music | African | American | history | literature | sexuality | mysogyny | feminism | performance | electronic music | activism | politics | consumerism | race | artist | political | aesthetic | musical | corporeal | visual | spoken word | literary | American cultural imagery | African American | cultural practices | material culture | performance studio | hip hop style | rapping | break | breaking | beats | dj | dee jay | turntables | mic | mc | graffiti | fashion | sex | feminist | electronica | mediated performance | anarchy | commodity fetishism | globalization | whiteness | realness | journalism | criticism | autobiography | black

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This course explores contemporary American theatrical expression as it may be organized around issues of gender and cultural identity. This exploration will include the analysis of performances, scripts, and video documentation, as well as the invention of original documents of theatrical expression. Class lectures and discussions will analyze samples of Native American, Chicano, African American, and Asian American theater, taking into consideration the historical and political context for the creation of these works. Performance exercises will help students identify theatrical forms and techniques used by these theaters, and how these techniques contribute to the overall goals of specific theatrical expressions.

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Theater | Culture | Diversity | Performance | American | African | Asian | Script | Video | Chicano | Native American | Political | Act | Dance | diversity | united states | gender

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This class explores the political and aesthetic foundations of hip hop. Students trace the musical, corporeal, visual, spoken word, and literary manifestations of hip hop over its 30 year presence in the American cultural imagery. Students also investigate specific black cultural practices that have given rise to its various idioms. Students create material culture related to each thematic section of the course. Scheduled work in performance studio helps students understand how hip hop is created and assessed.

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Hip Hop | Dance | Rap | Black | breaking | visual culture | Music | African | American | African-American | world music | DJ | history | literature | sexuality | misogyny | feminism | performance | electronic music | activism | politics | consumerism | race | artist | racism | turntablism | gangsta | gangster | beats | graffiti | fashion | popular culture | urban | authenticity

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This course introduces students to the art and formal ideologies of contemporary dance. We explore the aesthetic and technical underpinnings of contemporary dance composition. Basic compositional techniques are discussed and practiced, with an emphasis on principles such as weight, space, time, effort, and shape. Principles of musicality are considered and developed by each student. Working with each other as the raw material of the dance, students develop short compositions that reveal their understanding of basic techniques. Hopefully, students come to understand a range of compositional possibilities available to artists who work with the medium of the human body.

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Dance | Theory | Composition | Ideology | Contemporarym | Weight | Space | Time | Effort | Shape | Body | Workshop

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