GD 104 - PLAY STUDIES

    Recent Professors
    J. Bryan
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of GD 104
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    Introduces students to play as an expressive form that extends across many mediums of cultural expression and communication. Students study, experience, and design playful performance and interactive experiments. Explores play as a force for creativity and as a changing concept in historical and contemporary terms from the perspectives of producers, consumers, and institutions. Exposes students to the study of play across multiple disciplines, including leisure studies, game studies, performance studies, psychology, sociology, etc.
    Usually Held
    Wed 5:00pm–6:50pm, Wed 7:00pm–9:50pm