Latin American Theater Praxis: Classroom, Stage, Street, and Academic Field (panel 1)

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

Our panels seek to define, invigorate, and create momentum for our field at a crucial moment when the humanities are at a crossroads in higher education. Through our presence in two joint panels at LASA we hope to promote the field of theater and performance in Latin America and create a network of scholars and practitioners who are actively driving scholarship and interest in the field. We are defining praxis as theory in practice, so this refers to the classroom, the stage, the street, and the future of our discipline. We include pedagogy, staging, research, and activism, among the broad areas of focus.

Sub Track

• Performance and Visual Studies

Session Organizers

• Sarah M Misemer, Texas A&M University

• Brenda G Werth, American University

Chair

• Brenda G Werth, American University

Individual Presentations

• The Role of the Stage in Latin American Theatre - Paola S Hernandez, University of Wisconsin/Madison

• Service Learning: Staging Hispanic Theater for Bilingual Elementary Students - Sarah M Misemer, Texas A&M University

• The Coyote-Scholar in the Doctoral Theatre and Performance Studies Classroom: Reading Rabinal Achi, Güegüence, sor Juana, and Rascón Banda - Jean Graham-Jones, City University of New York/Graduate Center

Discussant

• Ana E Puga