CLASSROOM TASTERS - FACULTY OPEN WEEK 2022

Five disciplines, six courses!  Register now for a sneak peak into our classes! 
We welcome you to join one or more of the classes available in Cultural Studies, Dance, Film, Music and Theatre that are opened to you during our Open Week scheduled for the week of February 14-18.  Your opportunity also to meet and engage with the Lecturers and currently enrolled students:

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 - MUSIC
1.00-3.00 p.m.
MUSC1020 Caribbean Popular Music and Society
Popular music has a prominent place in Caribbean culture. Drawing on folk and traditional musics it often provides socio-political commentary on Caribbean societies, and in many instances is associated with distinctive dance styles. By its focus on listening and analysis, this course provides opportunity to explore Caribbean popular music and to understand its structures, particular eras and stylistic differences.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kde2gpz8rGtxJcuqRjh229cqo2pxURDsL (pre-registration required)
 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 - DANCE
2.00-4.00 p.m.  
DANC3302 - Dance Education 
In this course, students learn the theory and practice of teaching dance.
Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlfuippz4oHNZrYMnBD3ArGgGzPvqIwydT (pre-registration required) 
 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 - CULTURAL STUDIES
4.10-6.00 p.m. 
CLTR 2100 Festivals and Rituals in the Caribbean
In this course, students will examine the ways in which Caribbean festivals and rituals provide roots/ routes to understanding Caribbean society and culture.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvceivrjwvHdbZhtWTx8L0oMaFb3JVD-1F (Pre-registration required) 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 - FILM
10.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m. 
FILM2000 Caribbean Film 
The course studies seminal feature films and documentaries by Caribbean film makers that reflect the diversity of the region. Representations of race, culture and landscape, migration and nation, as well as the impact of history, economics and politics of the region on the development of Caribbean cinema are explored.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJModuigrT4jHdw1ZTKI_kfHmVSzJvJAVxOt (pre-registration required) 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 - DANCE
11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. 
DANC2131 Critical Dance Studies 
This course discusses dance in relation to race, gender and sexuality
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlfuippz4oHNZrYMnBD3ArGgGzPvqIwydT  (pre-registration required) 
 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 - THEATRE
2.00-5.00 p.m. 
THEA3210 Theatre Ensemble
A pre-professional production course. Students work in a company setting to plan, design, rehearse and stage a theatrical production.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtduCopj0tE9TVoS74vhqlornAmdQ1oJfg (Pre-registration required)