32211
Hauptseminar
WiSe 16/17: Interventions of the Stage
Birte Wege
Kommentar
From Early Republic women playwrights interrogating the question of American womanhood, to early twentieth century ‘lynching plays’ and their contribution to the efforts of the anti-lynching movement, and mid-century investigations of issues of social justice, to, finally, contemporary works of verbatim theatre taking on, and providing counterpoint to, prevalent media narratives on social protest, American Drama has a history of, as Theresa Saxon observes, engaging in social debates, “operating as a platform for examining construction of racial, ethnic, gendered, national and ultimately human identities”.
This seminar will explore how the unique affordances of the dramatic form are put to use in a broad range of works seeking to give voice to those marginalized by hegemonic discourse. We will combine readings of primary texts from the long history of drama in North America with both theory of the form and various theories pertaining to the social aspects the individual works engage with.
Schließen
16 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Di, 18.10.2016 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 25.10.2016 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 01.11.2016 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 08.11.2016 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 15.11.2016 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 22.11.2016 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 29.11.2016 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 06.12.2016 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 13.12.2016 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 03.01.2017 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 10.01.2017 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 17.01.2017 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 24.01.2017 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 31.01.2017 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 07.02.2017 10:00 - 12:00
Di, 14.02.2017 10:00 - 12:00