NYU The Other History of Intercultural Performance Article Questions

Please read, download this document and use this format to compile your notes of each assigned reading. This exercise is intended to build scholarly reading comprehension. Answer each question in your own words.  * For tips on using this worksheet efficiently, schedule time with the professor during office hours.

Background Context

1)Title of Text:

2)Date of Publication:

3)Author’s Name:

4)Disciplinary Background of Author (Google the author. Explain the author’s scholarly specialization & qualifications to be considered an expert on this topic.):

Content Questions

5)Quote the main thesis of the text (The main argument will be a one or two sentence passage stating the main argument of the reading):

6)Explain the main thesis in your own words (be comprehensive, but brief):

7)Briefly explain 3 major arguments, ideas, concepts, or theories that are used to build up to the main thesis:

8)Briefly explain 2 of the most significant areas of study, scholars, authors, intellectuals, contemporary or historical events, etc, that the author relies on to build the thesis:

9)Define the 3 most important KEY TERMS and explain what the author means by them:

10) Quote a passage from the text that is significant to you – explain how it connects to the thesis and why it stands out to you:

The Other History of Intercultural Performance
Author(s): Coco Fusco
Source: TDR (1988-), Vol. 38, No. 1 (Spring, 1994), pp. 143-167
Published by: The MIT Press
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1146361
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