This course is an intensive study in world drama in which a wide reading of exemplary works is the basis of critical analysis and discussion.
This course will explore the links among history, culture, performance, and literature through a comparative study of key dramatic works and traditions from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Australia, and the Americas. Students will learn dramatic and ritual performance conventions while paying close attention to historical and regional/cultural specificities. Through in-class scene staging, students will gain a deeper understanding of the rhetorical and generic choices endemic to playwriting in relation to other types of literary writing. We will consider themes such as social critique, love, war and revolution. Finally, we will consider the ways in which various ancient theatrical conventions were adapted for activist artistry during times of war or struggle.
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