This week the readings focused on a newer area of ​​communication studies, performance studies. I classify performance studies as a newer field, even though it has been around for a while, because it was not mentioned specifically in any of the previous articles or books we read for this class that attempted to recreate the history of communication. However, some articles and books arguably contain sections that might involve performance studies. That being said, I personally struggled with relating performance studies to communication studies rather than theater. Before taking Performance Methods this semester, I assumed that Performance Studies attempted to focus on something different from stereotypical Shakespeare-based plays and did not belong in the field of Communication Studies. This definition of performance studies has evolved for two reasons. The first reason is the type of readings I was exposed to in this course and performance methods. The other reason is to be forced to create an original Bauhaus performance for the performance methods. The first part is to better understand performance studies through articles and books that I had to read for this course and performance methods. One part I particularly appreciate is that this week's readings provided and answered what performance studies actually means for communication studies. The first is the idea that they provide research for study. Let’s take this week’s articles as an example. The article, “Research Interpretation and Performance Studies: Trends, Issues, Priorities” attempted to bring a new focus to the field by addressing areas such as study in the field, including text-ce. .... middle of article... ...and then answering it, this allowed me to value the process by which I answered my question. I worked with the Bauhaus method which required me to answer a question through an elaborate costume and organized movement that corresponded to a Bauhaus artwork. As this can be a difficult method to fully understand, I found the process by which I created my performance more rewarding than the final performance for my grade. Partly because I had to rethink the way I search. It was the combination of articles, books, and actually applying a method using performance methodology that I was able to redefine how I feel about performance studies. After my semester here at the University of North Texas, I will return to the University of Texas at Arlington with a different definition of performance studies and a different definition of communication..