Dramatic Writing for Social Change
MMH 712
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Description
Stories are a fundamental unit of cultural communication. Our shared cultural mythology is how we disseminate communal values. This course is about harnessing that power as a way to inform, interrogate, and impact. In this workshop style class, students will survey modalities of dramatic writing (theatre, film and TV) as well as embodiment techniques (playback theatre, theatre of the oppressed, improvisation, etc.) in order to apply them within a healthcare context. Classes will alternate between focusing on the craft of writing one day and embodiment explorations the next. This is a practical course, and though underpinned by theory, students will produce a work of dramatic writing, and, taking into account their abilities, engage in physical theatre exercises.
Class Notes
Class location: Barker 222
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
