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Breaking the Canon

Breaking the Canon

By: Students Mobilizing Change
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Summary
 Breaking the Canon explores a wide range of cultures, people, and events in theatre history as they relate to the traditional American theatre canon. Tune in as our hosts Leah and Tolu spotlight various topics left out of their theatre education and interrogate the topics left in. For more information about the creators, check out our website at www.smc-ctsa.org.Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • No Education Without Representation

    No Education Without Representation
    29 Mar 2021

    In this episode of Breaking the Canon, Leah and Tolu spill the tea on the origins of the podcast, their organizational umbrella - Students Mobilizing Change (SMC), and why they thought it was necessary to start the conversation about Eurocentrism in American Theatre. For the full transcription and list of resources visit https://www.smc-ctsa.org/transcripts.
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    29 min
  • Eurocentrism as an Act of Violence

    Eurocentrism as an Act of Violence
    22 Feb 2021

    In episode two of Breaking the Canon, Leah and Tolu welcome professor of Africana Studies at Bucknell University, Dr. Jaye Austin Williams, who breaks down the ways in which Eurocentric education is harmful to the Black community and future American theatre artists. For the full transcription and list of resources visit smc-ctsa.org/transcripts.
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    32 min
  • My Big Fat Greek Education

    My Big Fat Greek Education
    13 Feb 2021

    In this episode of Breaking the Canon, Leah and Tolu investigate and critique Classical Greek theatre and its prominence in theatre education, specifically in UCI Drama’s undergraduate course "The Development of Drama”. Today's guest: UCI drama student Stacey Manos. For the full transcription and list of resources visit smc-ctsa.org/transcripts.
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    33 min
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