This article intervenes in the persistent hierarchy of epistemological worth that produces scientific knowledge as meaningful, and knowledge from arts or humanities as marginal, or illustrative. The specific trans-disciplinary project we discuss brings together environmental social sciences with performance-based Forum Theatre methods to explore…

Describes three innovative courses, focused on Mexican cultural performances, developed to help raise college students' knowledge and understanding of other cultures and help students gain critical insights into their own cultures and themselves through comparative reflection. Student assessments suggested that students had positive reactions to…

Critiques an article that examined the teaching of anthropology through intercultural performance in college classrooms, noting the benefits of this creative alternative approach to teaching and reflection and highlighting potential dangers in intercultural performance (e.g., promoting cultural stereotypes). (SM)