TH 301 - The Theatrical Revolution: Perspectives

Institution:

Hilbert College

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The last 150 years has been an era of stunning theatrical developments, both in the dramatic text and in the ways in which those texts were performed. These developments were reactions to a period steeped in both wide-reaching intellectual achievements and in horrific human atrocities. How does artistic expression in general, and theatrical performance specifically, react and evolve in the wake of that (and our own) tumultuous era? Students who successfully complete this course will be able to trace the development of modern and postmodern drama, with a strong emphasis on the American and European artistic traditions. Through the reading of primary dramatic texts and the screening of specific productions of those texts (both from live performance and the cinema), the class will be asked to critically engage with the themes, techniques and socio-historical contexts of each work. The class will also engage with the material through class discussions and their own academic writings on specific figures and topics.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hilbert.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 649-7900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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