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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
History of theatre and dramatic arts from their beginning to ca. 1800.
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3.00 Credits
History of theatre and dramatic arts from ca. 1800 to the present.
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3.00 Credits
Women's contributions to the performing arts, focusing on contemporary American artists in such fields as theatre, film, dance, performance art, and other contemporary performance genres.
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3.00 Credits
Overview of the presentation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered characters in theatre, film, and television. Through readings of theoretical texts and dramatic scripts and through viewings of films and theatre productions, students will examine the social, historical, artistic, and political context in which queer performance has been created and the manner in which the queer character has been presented in dramatic forms from prehistoric ritual drama to the present day sitcom.
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3.00 Credits
Genres of performance in India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Focus on social and cultural significance of performances, including examples of Noh, Kabuki, Beijing Opera, Kathakali, Kutiyattam, Wayang Kulit, and Topeng.
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3.00 Credits
The history of dramatic art in the context of studies abroad programs. Must be registered in the Studies Abroad Program and participate on-site. Offered only in conjunction with Studies Abroad.
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3.00 Credits
The course will survey some of the major areas of theatre activity, as well as provide a general history of African theatre and performance. Playwrights well known in the West, such as Wole Soyinka, Ngugi wa thiong'o, Femi Osofisan, and others will be discussed, primarily within the context of their contributions to African theatre on the continent itself.
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3.00 Credits
The emergence of a distinct and conscious African American theatre in the United States.
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3.00 Credits
Topical issues in theatre or cinema, combining history and critical analysis of specific significant topics (e.g., national theatre or cinema, animation, authorship, genre).
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Individual study, reading, or projects under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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