| Course Title: Intermediate Courses in History and Theory: 'Histories of Performance I' |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: A survey of world performance history, including: the evolution of human language and consciousness; the rise of oral, ritual, and shamanic performance; religious and civic festivals; and imperial theater practices that position the stage at the dangerous intersection of religious worship, public taste, royal patronage, and government censure. 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 in various societies. We explore not only how performances were created -- in terms of design, dramaturgy, architecture, and acting -- but also for whom, and why. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , TP - Topics Course |
| 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 |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | THEA - Rooke Theatre | 104 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| FMT0001 | FMT-HS: History | This course has been approved to count towards the Film, Media, Theater major in the History area. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Recognition of Sakuntala Author: Kalidasa, Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780199540600 Publisher: Oxford University Press |
Required | 10.95 |
| Title: House of Desires Author: Juana Ines de la Cruz, Sister Copyright: 2005 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781840024449 Publisher: Oberon |
Required | 18.95 |
| Title: Medea and Other Plays Author: Euripides, Copyright: 2009 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780199537969 Publisher: Oxford (Oxford World Classics) |
Required | 9.00 |
| 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 the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Hello, class. I noticed today (8/25) that a book that I added had mysteriously disappeared from the list: Bruce McConachie, editor, *Theatre Histories: An Introduction,* 3rd edition, Routledge press. See info. above, where I have restored the title to the list. If you have any difficulty acquiring the text you may use the second edition, edited by Phillip Zarrilli. I'll list pages for readings in both editions on the syllabus. There is also an e-book for the 2nd edition. The 3rd edition IS preferable: it is better than the 2nd--so if you can get it, please do! We can talk further about this at the first class. |