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Academic Year 2005/2006

Performance & Culture
THEA 151 FA

This course will examine theatrical texts and performance techniques in the context of the social, cultural, and political environments in which they are created. Topics will include Aristophanes in the context of Ancient Greek Democracy, Shakespeare in the Context of the Elizabethan world, Bertolt Brecht in the context of post-Nazi Germany, Mbongeni Ngema in the context of South African Apartheid, Dario Fo in the context of Italian Catholicism, Joshua Sobol in the context of the Jewish Holocaust, Tony Kushner in the context of the AIDS plauge, Balinese Hindu temple performers in the context of Islamic extremism, Moises Kaufman in the context of American homophobia, and Anna Deveare Smith in the context of American Racism.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Studio

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA THEA    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Jenkins,Ronald S.   

Times: ..T.... 01:10PM-04:00PM;     Location: TST114;

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 19)

SR. major: X   Jr. major: X

SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO: X   FR: 19

Special Attributes:

FYI:    FYI Seminar

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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