Communication and Performance in Africa - NMU Bulletin

BC 325 Communication and Performance in Africa 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department
• Prerequisites: EN 211 with a grade of "C" or better or HON 102 and HON 112 and sophomore standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2011 - 2012 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Foundations of Visual and Performing Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Requirement
  • World Cultures Requirement

Course examines performance genres in Africa and their relationship to social process, including pre-colonial performance genres such as storytelling, oratory and praise poetry, and rites and rituals that incorporate music and dance. Modern and post-modern genres including popular theatre, radio and television broadcasts, music, cinema, and indigenous video production are also explored.