ENGL 347 - Contemporary Women of Color Dramatists This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) : AAST, CAST, GSFS, THEA Semester Offered: Second Semester Credits (Range): 4 Hours Attribute: 4 HU, CD, WR
New course added 10.28.2008.
This course examines plays by American women of color since the cultural turmoil of the mid-60s. We will trace changes in the perceptions of identity in plays by African American, Asian American and Latina women up to the 21st-century view of identities as commodified. Playwrights include Adrienne Kennedy, Lorraine Hansberry, Wakako Yamauchi, Maria Irene Fornes, Anna Deavere Smith, Migdalia Cruz, Alice Tuan. Secondary readings by for example bell hooks, Cherrie Moraga, Grace Hong. American, Diversity, Post-1900. Enrollment Limit: 25. Instructor: P. Mustamaki Prerequisites & Notes Two 200-level courses, including at least one Gateway course; or three 200-level courses.
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