Teaching
MULTICULTURAL THEATER CERTIFICATE:
The Multicultural Theater Certificate blends the teaching of history and theory with the practical aspects of theater-making by offering students throughout the university an opportunity to deepen their studies in this important and growing area of arts and academic study.
Any UMass Amherst undergraduate student in any major or field is eligible for this certificate. It is a series of classes (core and elective) that will result in a certificate supplemental to an undergraduate student’s declared major.
To receive the certificate, students must successfully complete 24 credits consisting of 7 courses and 1 three-credit internship at an approved performing arts institution with a multicultural focus. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.
The Multicultural Theater Certificate blends the teaching of history and theory with the practical aspects of theater-making by offering students throughout the university an opportunity to deepen their studies in this important and growing area of arts and academic study.
Any UMass Amherst undergraduate student in any major or field is eligible for this certificate. It is a series of classes (core and elective) that will result in a certificate supplemental to an undergraduate student’s declared major.
To receive the certificate, students must successfully complete 24 credits consisting of 7 courses and 1 three-credit internship at an approved performing arts institution with a multicultural focus. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.
PERFORMANCE & RESEARCH:
Tuesdays & Thursdays (7-10PM), Fall 2015
Professor Judyie Al-Bilali & Professor Glenn Proud
A practicum class with two purposes: Students will strengthen and develop their performance skills with the goal of building an ensemble. Students will also conduct ongoing research on the process of staging historical documents as source material. Each three-hour session will involve games, physical theater and improvisation related to script development. The class meets twice a week in preparation for a staged reading of Collidescope 2.0: Adventures on Pre-and Post-Racial America.
CLASS MATERIALS (click title for link):
The Case for Reparation, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
When Whites Just Don't Get It, by Nicholas Kristof
After Dark: An Introspective Afrosociopolitical Narrative, by Josh Odam
Your Brain's Worst Habits, by Karin Evans
RACE: The Power of Illusion, PBS
Tuesdays & Thursdays (7-10PM), Fall 2015
Professor Judyie Al-Bilali & Professor Glenn Proud
A practicum class with two purposes: Students will strengthen and develop their performance skills with the goal of building an ensemble. Students will also conduct ongoing research on the process of staging historical documents as source material. Each three-hour session will involve games, physical theater and improvisation related to script development. The class meets twice a week in preparation for a staged reading of Collidescope 2.0: Adventures on Pre-and Post-Racial America.
CLASS MATERIALS (click title for link):
The Case for Reparation, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
When Whites Just Don't Get It, by Nicholas Kristof
After Dark: An Introspective Afrosociopolitical Narrative, by Josh Odam
Your Brain's Worst Habits, by Karin Evans
RACE: The Power of Illusion, PBS
QUESTION BRIDGE: BLACK MALES
The travelling video exhibit, “Question Bridge: Black Males,” explores this and simply examines what it’s like growing up as a black man in America. Directed by Hank Willis Thomas, Bayeté Ross Smith, Kamal Sinclair and Chris Johnson, the video was released in 2012 after piecing together testimonies from over 150 men in the years between 2008 and 2011. It is described as a documentary, but the five channel video installation is much more than that.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ON THE EXHIBIT AND RELATED EVENTS
CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTSCOPE MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON THE EXHIBIT
University Museum of Contemporary Art, UMass: January 28 – May 1, 2016
The travelling video exhibit, “Question Bridge: Black Males,” explores this and simply examines what it’s like growing up as a black man in America. Directed by Hank Willis Thomas, Bayeté Ross Smith, Kamal Sinclair and Chris Johnson, the video was released in 2012 after piecing together testimonies from over 150 men in the years between 2008 and 2011. It is described as a documentary, but the five channel video installation is much more than that.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ON THE EXHIBIT AND RELATED EVENTS
CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTSCOPE MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON THE EXHIBIT
University Museum of Contemporary Art, UMass: January 28 – May 1, 2016
LOCAL NEWS ARTICLES:
AMHERST WIRE:
Black Students Stage Lie-In Against Racism and Police Brutality, Hae Young Yoo
Whiteout: Life as a Black Student at UMass Amherst, Ellanjé Ferguson
MASS LIVE:
UMass Students, Staff March in Annual Stand Against Racism, Diane Lederman
THE MASSACHUSETTS DAILY COLLEGIAN:
‘Stand Against Racism’ Event Promotes Discussion Around Race, Activism on College Campuses, Lia Gips
AMHERST WIRE:
Black Students Stage Lie-In Against Racism and Police Brutality, Hae Young Yoo
Whiteout: Life as a Black Student at UMass Amherst, Ellanjé Ferguson
MASS LIVE:
UMass Students, Staff March in Annual Stand Against Racism, Diane Lederman
THE MASSACHUSETTS DAILY COLLEGIAN:
‘Stand Against Racism’ Event Promotes Discussion Around Race, Activism on College Campuses, Lia Gips
Photos: Priscilla Page
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PRILIVEGE AND ALLYSHIP
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CODE OF ETHICS FOR WHITE ALLIES
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