Compare and contrast two or three performances that express, transmit, and/or challenge national or sub-national identities..
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Erika Fischer Lichte contends that, since the 1970s, the ‘interweaving’ of cultures in performance has NOT resulted in the westernization or homogenization of performance cultures globally. Through an analysis of two or three (2-3) performances, discuss whether you agree OR disagree with Fischer-Lichte’s viewpoint and why.
2)
Compare and contrast two or three performances that express, transmit, and/or challenge national or sub-national identities.
3) Discuss the ways in which traditional performance practices can be co-opted in the interest of powerful political or cultural agendas. Using two or three (2-3) examples discussed on this module, analyse the means and effects of such processes.