ENG 229, 232 - Black Comedy: Theatre & Film

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirement DE and HU.
Meets Explore Core requirement (students beginning Fall 2024 and later): RP
Meets requirement: W when offered as 229
A study of nineteenth and twentieth century plays addressing the cultural impact of the African Diaspora. In addition to plays, the syllabus incorporates theoretical and historical writing exploring Africanisms in the work of writers like Suzan-Lori Parks and August Wilson and the efforts of African American playwrights to remember often unrecorded histories. Satisfies departmental Social Justice/BIPOC and Drama/Transmedia requirements.