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    Topics in Performance Studies: 
    POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT 
    & VIRTUAL CULTURE

    Instructor: Toni Sant
     

    S T U D E N T   P R E S E N T A T I O N S
  • Each student will identify a presentation they would like to work on. 

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  • Each presentation must include a proposal (one paragraph) and a written report (two pages - double space). 

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  • Collaborations are accepted for elaborate presentations only and each student must contribute equally to the proposal and the report.

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  • Your written Presentation Proposal is due in class on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2001.
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    Theatrical Popular Entertainments
    related topics include:
    Vaudeville 
    Burlesque 
    Medicine Shows 
    Amusement Parks 
    other "theatical" forms     		 SEPTEMBER

    THESDAY 25
    Student Presentations: Theatrical Popular Entertainments I

  • Nick Thomas - Fairgrounds and Amusement Parks
  • Azania Dungee - Burlesque


    • THURSDAY 27
    Student Presentations: Theatrical Popular Entertainments II

  • Alana Rodriguez - The Rockettes
  • Edwin Redd-Sanchez - The Little People
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    Electric Popular Entertainments
    related topics include: 
    Early Motion Picture Technology 
    Cinema 
    Early Radio 
    Sound Recordings 
    Rock Concerts 
    Media Interaction     		 OCTOBER

    THURSDAY 04
    Student Presentations: Electric Popular Entertainments I

  • Alyssa Leitgeb - The Variety Show
  • Zack Kahn - Interactive Cinema


    • THURSDAY 11
    Student Presentations: Electric Popular Entertainments II

  • Matt Manson - The Marx Brothers
  • Emma Williams - Celebrity


    • THURSDAY 18
    Student Presentations: Electric Popular Entertainments III

  • Marshall Johnson - The Teen Idol
  • Rachel Klein - Madonna

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    Electronic Popular Entertainments 
    related topics include: 
    Television 
    FM Radio 
    Video Home System (VCRs) 
    MTV      		THURSDAY 25
    Student Presentations: Electronic Popular Entertainments
  • Aimee Santos - Daytime TV Talkshows
  • Liz Burton - TV Game Shows

    • NOVEMBER

    THURSDAY 01
    Student Presentations: Electronic Popular Entertainments

  • Ben Cochran, Mercer Crenshaw, David Gray - British TV Comedy

    • TUESDAY 06
    Student Presentations: Electronic Popular Entertainments

  • Addison McQuigg - The Oscars as a TV Event
  • Jeff Maksyn - Music Sub-cultures

    • THURSDAY 08
    Student Presentations: Electronic Popular Entertainments

  • Erin Dawson - Teens and MTV
  • Megan RiodanBecoming on MTV

    • THURSDAY 15
    Student Presentations: Electronic Popular Entertainments

  • Peter Hale - The WWF
  • Minstrel Shows on the WB?

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    Virtual/Online Popular Entertainment
    related topics include: 
    Arcades 
    Video Games 
    Virtual Reality 
    the Internet & the WWW 
    Broadband 
    MP3s & Napster     		 THURSDAY 29
    Student Presentations: Online Entertainments

    DECEMBER

    THURSDAY 06
    Student Presentations: Online Entertainments