06.008.0508 HS American Drama: Play Writing and Theater Production in the United States, 1920-2020 (MA)

Lehrende/r: apl. Prof. Dr. Sabina Matter-Seibel

Veranstaltungsart: Hauptseminar

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Semesterwochenstunden: 2

Credits: 6,0

Unterrichtssprache: Englisch

Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 15

Prioritätsschema: Senatsrichtlinie zzgl. Bevorzugung höherer Fachsemester
Zulassung gemäß Richtlinie über den Zugang zu teilnahmebeschränkten Lehrveranstaltungen vom 07. März 2007.

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Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:
For this M.A. cultural / literary studies seminar we will set the stage by giving a historical overview of recent developments regarding play writing and theater production in the United States. We will then read and discuss a selection of U.S. American plays written and staged in the last 100 years. We will not only consider the classical Broadway play, but also look at Off-Broadway and Off-off-Broadway plays, often written by ethnic playwrights (e.g. African American, Native American) and writers focusing on diverse issues (e.g. women’s rights, LGBT issues).

Your work in this seminar will encompass:

1.      reading the plays and critical articles on theater in the United States; the texts will be provided as pdf files on ILIAS
2.      participating in classroom discussions 
3.      preparing a class session on “your” topic together with 1 or 2 fellow students
4.      handing in a written paper (Hausarbeit) to be submitted by August 3, 2020.

The language of this seminar (oral and written) is English only. Exchange students are welcome if they are enrolled in a master’s program at their home university.