32210
Graduate Course
SoSe 16: 20th-Century American Drama
Birte Wege
Comments
Evan as playwrights like Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams, and Arthur Miller are considered an integral part of the American literary canon, American drama itself remains, as one study names it, the ‘Bastard Art.’ Equally neglected, supposedly, by audiences and literary studies, it battles the stigma of being, with a few exceptions, unoriginal, middlebrow, and generally inferior to both its European cousins and more highly-regarded genres in American literature. The vibrant theatre scene extending well beyond Broadway, and the wealth of material produced throughout the twentieth century, negate this misrepresentation. This seminar will explore the broad spectrum of American drama. We will combine theoretical readings from literary and performance studies with a range of primary texts, juxtaposing canonical pieces with lesser-known, yet equally significant experimental works. The seminar will explore the possibilities of the dramatic form as well as historical contexts, and how American theatre engaged and continues to engage with the dominant political issues of the day. close
14 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Tue, 2016-04-19 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2016-04-26 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2016-05-03 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2016-05-10 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2016-05-17 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2016-05-24 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2016-05-31 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2016-06-07 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2016-06-14 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2016-06-21 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2016-06-28 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2016-07-05 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2016-07-12 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2016-07-19 12:00 - 14:00