Performing Values: Ethical Questions in Modern Theater
ENGL 109
Fall 2007 not offered
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Theater enacts, celebrates, and criticizes a society's values and practices. In this course we will study three classic modern plays and four contemporary playwrights to see how men and women of different races have used language, performance, and the scenic arts to entertain, engage, and challenge audiences to reexamine their lives. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Miller, DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Williams, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Beckett, WAITING FOR GODOT
plays by Harold Pinter, Caryl Churchill, August Wilson, Suzan-Lori Parks
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Examinations and Assignments:
Frequent short essays; take-home final project. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Attend campus performances as appropriate. |
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