DRAM 222 - Sources of World Drama

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

This course is the second half of the yearlong DRAM 221/222. This course provides an introduction to dramatic literature and performance practice from around the world with works from Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and the Americas. In 222 students read an array of dramatic texts from the eighteenth century to today. The course balances an exploration of dramatic literature and staging with an investigation of the theories that have affected both the literature and practice of theater, such as; Realism, Epic Theater, Theater of Cruelty, Theater of the Oppressed, Post-Colonial Drama, Docudrama and Immersive Performance. The course focuses on a series of critical periods and explores the relationship between the theater and the culture responsible for its creation. Joanna Gurin.

Prerequisite(s): DRAM 102 and DRAM 221.

Yearlong course DRAM 221/222.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS