Performance & Culture
THEA 151
Fall 2006
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01
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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. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA THEA |
| Course Format: Studio | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYI |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Aristophane, THE FROGS
Shakespeare, THE TEMPEST
Bertolt Brecht, MOTHER COURAGE
Mbongeni Ngema, WOZA ALBERT
France Rame, SEX
Dario Fo, MISTERO BUFFO
Tony Kushner, ANGELS IN AMERICA
Anna Deveare Smith, TWILIGHT
Moises Kaufman, LARAMIE PROJECT
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Examinations and Assignments:
Tests
Research Paper/Project
Weekly Class presentations |
| Instructor(s): Jenkins,Ronald S. Times: ...W... 04:10PM-07:00PM; Location: TST101; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 13 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 19 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
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