HISTORY 431S · also THEATRST 402S
History of Acting
Esther K. Lee
Description from DukeHub
This course surveys major acting traditions from around the world. Readings provide historical and theoretical perspectives on acting, and assignments require students to engage with the topic as researchers. Students will learn about various philosophical and artistic understandings of embodiment and about the political and societal roles actors have played throughout history. Students will work on research projects and will be required to write a research paper. (Does not fulfill the capstone requirement for History).
Skills
- writingdescription: "write" and 2 more
- public speakingtitle: "acting"
AI-resilient: 3 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- Yes: Live work with people · "acting"
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- Yes: A craft you practice with your hands or body · "acting"
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 14 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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