THEA 253 - Global Theater Histories: Early Modern to Contemporary

FC ARHU

4 credits
A lecture course tracing the links between theater and ritual performance from the English Reformation to the current day. We will focus on theatrical texts, performances spaces, and theoretical treatises from various world cultures. American, European, Indian, Nigerian, Chinese, Japanese, and Native American performances will be studied in relation to the social and intellectual history of each major era and culture.
This course is appropriate for new students.