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Course Info for THDN - 271 - 01, Spring 2026
Class number: 2679 Title: Mapping Arts Economies Department: Theater and Dance
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 19 Current enrollment: 5 Available seats: 14
Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: T: 1:30PM-4:10PM, AAC - 231 Instructor(s): Goffe, Deborah
Prerequisite(s): This course is not open to first-year students.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Arts & Identity Power Equity & Wellness Req
Course Description:
How does one sustain a life in the arts? How do artistic, curatorial, philanthropic, academic, and community practices relate to one another and to the organizational structures that support them? How is success defined? Where are the points of entry, and who are the gatekeepers? What is the role of place? Designed for practicing and aspiring artists, arts administrators, curators, cultural critics, and advocates, we employ ecological frameworks to consider the evolution of existing arts infrastructures and our place in their futures. Through readings, group discussions, off-campus engagement with industry practitioners, place-based research, and culminating project proposals, we imagine holistic and innovative approaches to sustained arts engagement that respond to social, cultural, and economic realities.