This site has been designed as a showcase for the research of students taking Dr. Kelly Taylor's COMM 5560, Seminar on the History of Performance Studies. The purpose of this course is to ground the graduate student in the varied performance techniques, philosophies, and conventions that have contributed to the formation of contemporary Performance Studies theory and practice. Readings and class discussions cover performance genres from the Greek rhapsodes and Germanic scops to contemporary performance artists and stand-up comedians.
To visit the website for Dr. Taylor's undergraduate class in History of Performance Studies, click here.
In lieu of a traditional research paper, the final project for this course calls for the student to research a specific performer or performance style discussed in the required readings and prepare a series of linked web pages on the performer or style's origins, social context, and influence. A bibliography of reference texts and appropriate hypertext links is also required. Each student was limited 1.44 megabytes (one high-density disk full) of data. Here is a copy of the blank website the students used as a template.
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Anglo Saxon Scop by Dr. Kelly S. Taylor (This site was created as a model for the assignment) |
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Greek Oratory by Robin Fletcher |
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Gladiators by Amanda Jo Chessir |
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Troubadours by Natikan Peek |
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Medieval Jesters by David Woodford |
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Medieval English Gypsies by Christi Wells |
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French Minstrels of the Thirteenth Century by S. Kyle Davis |
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Shakespearean Performance by Holly Baber |
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Chambers of Rhetoric by Dr. Kelly S. Taylor |
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Charlotte Cushman by Tiffany VandeWall |
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Anna Cora Mowatt by Dr. Kelly S. Taylor |
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Three Female Voices at Chautauqua by Dan Rogers |
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David Locke (aka Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby) by Ryan McCallum |
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Introduction to Reader's Theatre by Julia Chernova |
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Judy Garland by T.J. Brown |
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Jack Benny by Millie Crews |
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Happenings by Rebecca Walker |
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Lenny
Bruce by Meredith Hebenstriet
(Warning: This site contains language many viewers may find offensive... just like Lenny would have wanted it to.)
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Influential Black Performers of 1997 by Artist Thompson |
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Marionettes in America by Amanda Gross |
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Os Confederados by Tony Spencer |
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Performance Art of Dennis Oppenheim by Melinda Gonzales |
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Postmodern Performance by Maria Simone |
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Reports from Seminar on Non-Western Presentational Performance Techniques |
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| Spring 2004 | |
| The Youruba of West Africa by Emily Downing | |
| Buddhism in Noh by Leann Findley | |
| Javanese Shadow Puppets by Anne Nocher | |
| Wai Khru Ritual of Thailand by Natikan Peek | |
| Native American Pow-Wows by Tiffany VandeWall | |
| Beijing Opera by Christie Wells | |
| Costuming in Japanese Theatre by Amy Zsohar | |
| Fall 2007 | |
| Kama Sutra by Courtney Bobb | |
| Nollywood by Nkechi Chebueze | |
| Kenyan Folklore by Hilda Wambui Gitau | |
| Ramlila by Cindy Gordon | |
| Aboriginal Dreamtime by Christine Keller | |
| Wai Khru and Ram Muay by Kris Noteboom | |
| Regina Jose Galindo by Gigi Perez | |
| North African Women's Theatre by Khristie Prince | |
| Bunraku by Kristan Smeaton | |
| Palestinian Debka by Emily Wachsman |
Last Updated on: 04/15/08
