At the end of this course, the students; 1) identify the dramatic movements and narrative techniques developed in contemporary America drama during the modern period. 2) analyze the relation between the staging techniques and the dramatic texts. 3) discuss the dramatics texts selected from contemporary American drama within American cultural discourse.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
Building up on Modern American Drama, this course familiarizes students with the inventive ways that inform dramatic structure and theatrical design observed in American drama produced after the 1960s with a specific focus on post-dramatic theories. It explores the critical and innovative frameworks contemporary playwrights, such as Edward Albee, Sam Shepard, James Baldwin, David Mamet, August Wilson, Marsha Norman, Tony Kushner, David Henry Hwang, and Wendy Wasserstein, adopt to respond to the issues of subjectivity, identity politics, globalization, democracy and drama?s relationship to other genres.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
An Outline of Contemporary American Drama
2nd Week
Edward Albee, The American Dream (1961)
3rd Week
Edward Albee, The American Dream (1961)
4th Week
David Mamet, The Duck Variations (1972)
5th Week
Sam Shepard, The Buried Child (1978)
6th Week
Sam Shepard, The Buried Child (1978)
7th Week
Midterm
8th Week
Wendy Wasserstein, Isn't it Romantic? (1981)
9th Week
Wendy Wasserstein, Isn't it Romantic? (1981)
10th Week
August Wilson, Fences (1985)
11th Week
August Wilson, Fences (1985)
12th Week
David Henry Hwang, M. Butterfly (1988)
13th Week
Tony Kushner, Angels in America (1991)
14th Week
Tony Kushner, Angels in America (1991)
15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Albee, Edward. The American Dream and The Zoo Story. Plume, 1997.
Bigsby, Cristopher. Modern American Drama: 1945-2000. Cambridge UP, 2000.
Hwang, David Henry. M. Butterfly. Plume, 1993.
Kushner, Tony. Angels in America. NHB, 2007.
Mamet, David. The Duck Variations. Grove P, 1994.
Shepard, Sam. The Buried Child. Vintage, 2009.
Wasserstein, Wendy. Isn't it Romantic? Nelson Doubleday, 1984.
Wilson, August. Fences. Plume, 1986.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
35
Assignment
2
10
Quiz
2
10
Attendance
1
5
Total(%)
60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
40
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
1
2
2
Individual or group work
14
3
42
Preparation for Final exam
1
8
8
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
8
8
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
2
2
Homework
2
3
6
Quiz
2
2
4
Total Workload
116
Total Workload / 30
3,86
ECTS Credits of the Course
4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
