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Spring 2013 Theatre V3151 section 001 WESTERN THEATRE TRADITIONS WESTRN THEATRE TRAD: MODERN | |
| Call Number | 03990 |
| Day & Time Location |
MW 10:10am-11:25am 324 Milbank Hall (Barnard) |
| Points | 3 |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | William B Worthen |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Course Description | Dialectical approach to reading and thinking about the history of dramatic theatre in the west, interrogating the ways poetry inflects, and is inflected by, the material dynamics of performance. We will undertake careful study of the practices of performance, and of the sociocultural, economic, political, and aesthetic conditions animating representative plays of the Western tradition from the late eighteenth century to today; course will also emphasize development of important critical concepts for the analysis of drama, theatre, and performance. Specific attention will be given to the ideology of realism and naturalism, the development of epic theatre, the theatre of cruelty, postcolonial performance, and the continuing invention of dramatic forms (theatre of the absurd, speechplays, postdramatic theatre), as well as to the political and theoretical impact of race, gender, sexuality in modern performance culture. Writing: 2-3 papers; Reading: 1-2 plays, critical and historical reading per week; final examination. Fulfills one (of two) Theatre History requirements for Theatre/Drama and Theatre Arts majors. |
| Web Site | CourseWorks |
| Department | Theatre @Barnard |
| Enrollment | 42 students as of 11:48PM Monday, June 17, 2013 |
| Final Exam Day/Time | May 13 M 9:00am-12:00pm |
| Final Location | 324 Milbank Hall (Barnard) |
| Subject | Theatre |
| Number | V3151 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Interschool |
| Open To | Columbia College, Engineering and Applied Science, General Studies, School of Continuing Education, Barnard |
| Campus | Barnard College |
| Section key | 20131THTR3151V001 |
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