INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN DRAMATIC LITERATURE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Literature Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Trace the development of African American theater history from the 19th century to the present. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify different styles of theatrical performance and techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how African American playwrights use theater to critique social, political and cultural issue. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the collaborations that must happen between playwrights, actors and designers. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Trace the development of African American theater history from the 19th century to the present. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify different styles of theatrical performance and techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how African American playwrights use theater to critique social, political and cultural issue. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the collaborations that must happen between playwrights, actors and designers. Audience: Undergraduate