THEATRE IN WESTERN CULTURE: A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Upper-Level

Through reading and watching a selection of major plays and exploring other primary historical and critical sources, students in this course will study the development of the western dramatic tradition from ancient roots to modern day. Students will explore how the theatrical experience reflects and effects the society in which it exists and will consider how theater holds a mirror up to cultural power, taboos, and changes.