Course Number: 
304
Semesters Offered: 
Fall or Spring
Credits: 
4+

Also listed as General Literary Studies 304. A seminar-style course in dramaturgy, focusing on a central topic in the history and theory of theatre and performance. Studies in Drama II covers topics after 1850. The course will emphasize the development of methodologies and research strategies useful for the theatre practitioner and the researcher. A variable-content course, past topics have included Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov; Beckett’s Prose and Plays; Beckett and the Theatre of the Absurd; British Drama since World War II; and Postcolonial Theatre. May be repeated once for credit when content changes.

Prerequisite: 
may vary depending on topic but can include 200-level coursework in English, foreign languages, Classics, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Anthropology, Art, Theatre or dramatic literature/criticism/theatre history

Instructor(s):

Ellen Mease
Lesley Delmenico

* Indicates courses not offered every year.