2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2018-2019 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ENG 235, 236 - Contemporary Drama & Performance Art

1 course unit
In this class we will examine several intertwined strands of contemporary theatre practice: postmodern theatre, political and documentary theatre, and performance art.  We will be using postmodernism as our primary theoretical lens; in particular, we will look at how contemporary art questions traditional dramatic narratives and problematizes not only theatre history but history itself.  This course will focus both on dramatic texts and performance art; we will examine the way in which the body, as well as the word, carries meaning and how dramatic meaning can change over time and through performance.
Meets general academic requirement HU (and W when offered as 236).



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