| Course Title: Histories of Performance II |
| Start Date: 01/21/2020 End Date: 05/05/2020 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2020 |
| Description: A historical survey of dramatic texts and world performance traditions from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, with attention given to: the influence of print culture on early modern theatrical movements; the rise of nationalism and the creation of dramatic genres; and the effects of industry and technology on experimental modernist forms. Understanding performance as both artistic practice and social institution, this course emphasizes the role performance has played in changing audiences and as a cultural and political force. As such, we explore not only how performances are created--in terms of design, dramaturgy, architecture, and acting--but for whom, and why. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Heidi Holder | hholder@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/21/2020 - 05/05/2020 | Discussion | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | THEA - Rooke Theatre | 104 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 15 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret Author: Centlivre, Susannah Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781551114545 Publisher: Broadview Press |
Required | 18.95 |
| Title: Phaedra Author: Racine, Jean Copyright: 1987 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780156757805 Publisher: Mariner Books (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) |
Required | 12.00 |
| Title: Chushingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers Author: Keene, Donald Copyright: 1971 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 978023103531 Publisher: Columbia University Press |
Required | 25.00 |
| Title: Five Plays Author: Chekhov, Anton Copyright: 2008 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780199536696 Publisher: Oxford (Oxford World Classics) |
Required | 8.95 |
| Title: Death and the King's Horseman: A Play Author: Soyinka, Wole Copyright: 2002 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780393322996 Publisher: Norton |
Required | 13.95 |
| Title: Theatre Histories: An Introduction Author: McConachie, Bruce Copyright: 2016 Edition: 3rd Volume: ISBN: 0415837960 Publisher: Routledge |
Required | 69.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Book Shop |