Special Topics in RPM Playwriting: Playwriting Strategies From Contemporary Black Theatre

A study of Aristotle's Poetics in relation to Dubois' four principles of black theatre and Audre Lorde's essay "The Master's Tools." What makes black theatre "black"? We will analyze plays from the 20th Century African-American canon as sites of aesthetic resistance to "normative" American Theatre; and write our own one-act plays based upon our discoveries. Prerequisite: Course is restricted to students who have taken any Africana Studies RPM Playwriting course, Theatre Arts Introduction to Playwriting, Literary Arts Intermediate or Advanced playwriting courses, or has playwriting experience.