Class Detail

Class	Title	Status	Enrl Cap	Enrl Tot	Wait Tot
THEA 161R - 01 LEC 50789	Fighting Oppression	Open	25	23	0
LALS 161R - 01 LEC 52127	Fighting Oppression	Open	15	10	0

Course uses theory and practice to explore Theater of the Oppressed (T.O.), a humanist theatrical form with its roots in social justice that breaks the boundary between audience and stage. Through audience participation as "spect-actors" everyone is invited to move from passive to active to imagine and embody social change. Led by jokers (who "difficultate" rather than "facilitate"), T.O. has been used by groups around the world to explore, understand, and fight back against a wide range of oppressions. Students practice the games, techniques, methodology, and practical application of this activist theater form, explore the oxymoron of a T.O. class at UCSC, and discover what is possible when we become active creators of knowledge through theater. (Formerly Theater of American Cultures.)

Days & Times	Room	Instructor	Meeting Dates
MW 12:00PM-01:35PM	TA Offices J102	Gordon,R.J.	03/30/26 - 06/05/26