1.1
Origins and development of performance studies
1.2
Key theorists and their contributions
1.3
Interdisciplinary nature of performance studies
1.4
Performance as a lens for cultural analysis
1.5
Relationship between performance and other disciplines
2.1
Definitions and characteristics of ritual
2.2
Ritual as performance
2.3
Liminality and communitas
2.4
Secular rituals
2.5
Relationship between ritual and theater
3.1
Historical development of theater
3.2
Major theatrical traditions
3.3
Elements of theatrical performance
3.4
Acting theories and techniques
3.5
Directing and production
4.1
Goffman's dramaturgical approach
4.2
Social roles and performativity
4.3
Presentation of self in daily interactions
4.4
Performance in public spaces
4.5
Performative aspects of language and speech acts
5.1
Festivals and celebrations
5.2
Religious performances
5.3
Traditional dance forms
5.4
Storytelling and oral traditions
5.5
Cultural reenactments and historical performances
6.1
Phenomenology of the body
6.2
Body as a site of cultural inscription
6.3
Movement and dance studies
6.4
Somatic practices
6.5
Performance and disability studies
7.1
Gender performativity
7.2
Race and ethnicity in performance
7.3
Queer theory and performance
7.4
Intersectionality in performance studies
7.5
Performing authenticity and hybridity
8.1
Online performance spaces
8.2
Virtual reality and performance
8.3
Social media as performance
8.4
Digital storytelling
8.5
Cyborg and posthuman performance
9.1
Origins of performance art
9.2
Key figures in performance art
9.3
Happenings and Fluxus
9.4
Body art and endurance performances
9.5
Contemporary trends in performance art
10.1
Participant observation
10.2
Performance ethnography
10.3
Autoethnography
10.4
Interviewing techniques
10.5
Ethics in performance research
11.1
Theater of the oppressed
11.2
Protest performances
11.3
Performance as social critique
11.4
Guerrilla theater
11.5
Performative aspects of political speeches and debates
12.1
Non-Western performance traditions
12.2
Intercultural performance
12.3
Postcolonial performance theory
12.4
Globalization and performance
12.5
Transnational performance practices