COMMST 282Gender and Performance
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Communication Studies
- Cross-listed
- THPERF 282
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course explores how gender is performed on the stage and in the media. Key performances and performers are studied from the perspectives of critical feminist theory and performance studies. Students consider how performances can create, affirm, and disrupt how society understands and performs gender.
Prerequisites
- Students must be in level 2A or higher
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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Calendar versions
Undergraduate Calendar
- 2026–27 (shown here)
- 2019–20 and earlier on ucalendar