The Dramaturgical Approach to Psychology
PSYC 363
Spring 2020
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The objective of this course is to explore the use of the language of theater in the illumination of psychological questions. Material for the course will be about half drama, half readings from social psychology. Among the issues to be explored are politics as theater, audience effects, role-playing as a teaching and therapeutic technique, the actor's identity problems, and general theory of the mask. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS PSYC |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: PSYC105 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (PSYC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Tony Kushner, ANGELS IN AMERICA: PART I: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1993. ISBN 1-55936-061-5
Peter Shaffer, EQUUS. New York: Penguin. 1977. ISBN 0-14-026070-6
William Shakespeare. OTHELLO. New York: Signet Classic. 1997. ISBN 0-451-52685-6
Edward Albee. WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF. New York: Signet, 1983. ISBN 0-451-14079-6
Archur Miller, DEATH OF A SALESMAN. New York: Penguin. 1977, ISBN 0-14-048134-6
Edmund Rostand. CYRANO DE BERGERAC. New York: Penguin, 2006. ISBN: 0-140-44968-x
Kaysen, Susanna. GIRL INTERRUPTED. New York: Vintage Books. 1993. ISBN: 0-679=74604-8.
Scheibe, K.E. THE DRAMA OF EVERYDAY LIFE. Cambridge,MA: Harvard. 2000. ISBN: 0-674-00231-8
Miranda, L.M. & McCarter, J. HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION. New York: Grand Central Publishers. 2016.
Some of these editions may now be out of print. Feel free to substitute other or more recent editions.
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Examinations and Assignments:
A weekly journal is required and a final term paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course is based on performance--students and professor alike.
This class will meet in the Wasch Center, Butterfield Room. |
| Instructor(s): Scheibe,Karl E. Times: ....R.. 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: WASCH; |
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