Spring 2024 English Theatre BC3139 section 001

MODERN AMERICAN DRAMA & PERFORMANCE

MOD AMERCN DRAMA & PERFOR

Call Number 00755
Day & Time
Location
W 12:10pm-2:00pm
407 Barnard Hall
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Patricia D Denison
Type SEMINAR
Course Description

Modern American Drama and Performance in an era of cultural contestation.  What is united about the United States? How are the important claims of cultural difference related to the intercultural claims of shared community?  Is there a place for historical continuity in the modernist pursuit of change?  How have these issues been addressed in the emergence and development of modern drama and performance in America?  Questions such as these will be addressed in the context of theatrical exploration, performance history, and social change.  Canonical and experimental playwrights include Rachel Crothers, Susan Glaspell, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Eugene O’Neill, Clifford Odets, Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Lorraine Hansberry, Edward Albee, Suzan-Lori Parks, Sarah Ruhl, and Dominique Morisseau.

Web Site Vergil
Department English @Barnard
Enrollment 15 students (18 max) as of 9:06PM Thursday, December 12, 2024
Subject English Theatre
Number BC3139
Section 001
Division Barnard College
Section key 20241ENTH3139X001