TMA 395

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Dramatic Literature 1

Theatre and Media Arts College of Fine Arts and Communications

Course Description

Survey of dramatic texts, from ancient Greek to today, through Western literary theories, emphasizing performance.

When Taught

Fall

Min

3

Fixed/Max

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

0

Note

Other History of Civilization courses may be substituted for TMA 201 and TMA 202 with instructor permission.

Title

Theorizing Practice

Learning Outcome

Students will create socially conscious, ideologically-grounded performances that respond both to their world views and contemporary issues in critical theory.

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Practicing Theory

Learning Outcome

Students will develop an ethics of representation through the application of linguistic theory and social theories to great works of dramatic literature.

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Critical Response

Learning Outcome

Students will create cogent and compelling responses to great works of dramatic literature in a variety of different mediums-oral reports, production reviews, persuasive essays, and critical analyses.