Theatre of the Americas

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This course is an exploration of American theatre, in South, Central and North America, and the points of connection and conflict between European theatrical styles, indigenous and diasporic cultures, and governmental and anti-governmental performance. Through encounters with plays, primary sources, and current scholarship, students will investigate the varied meanings of the contested term 'American' and discover theatrical practices of other times, cultures and artists that were used to create art that engaged with questions of defining and redefining the American theatre.