CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN DRAMA

ACL571

Course Code: ACL571
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

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Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Identify the dramatic movements and narrative techniques developed in contemporary American drama.
Analyze the relationship between staging techniques and playscripts.
Discuss selected plays from contemporary American drama within the context of American cultural discourse.

Mode of Delivery

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Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course offers an overview of the transformative and inventive developments that have characterized American theater since the 1960s. With a specific focus on dramatic theories, it explores how contemporary playwrights including David Mamed, Marsha Norman, David Henry Hwang, and Wendy Wasserstein have reimagined dramatic structure and theatrical design to engage with the cultural discourse of contemporary America.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the Course: An Overview of Contemporary American Drama
2^nd Week	David Rabe, Sticks and Bones (1971)
3^rd Week	David Rabe, Sticks and Bones (1971)
4^th Week	Sam Shepard, Buried Child (1979)
5^th Week	Sam Shepard, Buried Child (1979)
6^th Week	Wendy Wasserstein, Isn?t It Romantic (1981)
7^th Week	Wendy Wasserstein, Isn?t It Romantic (1981)
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Marsha Norman, `night, Mother (1982)
10^th Week	Marsha Norman, `night, Mother (1982)
11^th Week	August Wilson, Fences (1985)
12^th Week	August Wilson, Fences (1985)
13^th Week	David Mamet, Oleanna (1992)
14^th Week	David Mamet, Oleanna (1992)
15^th Week	Student Presentations and General Review

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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K6
K7
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