Pedagogies of Praxis: Exercises in Embodying Social Justice for Performance Studies Seminars

This article discusses my pedagogies of praxis in the performance studies classroom focused on identity, inclusion, and social justice. I especially consider methodologies employ seminars analyzing making justice performances such as Performing Human Rights Activism. discussion explores significance embodied ways learning materialities classroom. argue that praxis—which combines foundational cutting-edge theories field, analysis sites exemplify work, affective exercises allow students to embody these through their lived experience—creates most meaningful outcomes. discuss various developed which offer up a material trace embodied, praxis-oriented pedagogy centre performances.