Theatre History and Literature II: 1865 to the Present

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This course surveys theatre history and dramatic literature from 1865 to the present, examining the development of drama, acting, and theatrical production and their relationship to social, cultural, and political contexts. Particular attention is paid to the variety of realist performances in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the explosion of anti-realist experimentation that followed, and the global and multicultural world of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In addition to gaining further skills in historiographical analysis and methodology, students build on research and writing skills developed in Theatre History and Literature I, including the completion of an original argumentative research paper. Prerequisite: THA 250 . Offered Spring.