| Call Number | 00112 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
MW 2:40pm-3:55pm 409 Barnard Hall |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Nancy Worman |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Course Description | This course will focus on embodiment in ancient and modern drama as well as in film, television, and performance art, including plays by Sophocles, Shakespeare, and Beckett; films such as “Rosemary’s Baby” and “The Limits of Control”; and performances by artists such as Karen Finley and Marina Abromovic. We will explore the provocations, theatricality, and shock aesthetics of such concepts as Artaud’s “Theater of Cruelty” and Kristevas powers of horror, as well as Adornos ideas about terror and the sublime. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Comparative Literature and Society @Barnard |
| Enrollment | 23 students (30 max) as of 9:14PM Wednesday, November 20, 2024 |
| Subject | Comparative Literature |
| Number | BC3160 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Barnard College |
| Section key | 20241CPLT3160X001 |