THEA 106. Theater History Seminar

This seminar offers a comprehensive examination of the history of theater from its inception to the present day. Exploring dramatic literature and theatrical traditions from across the globe, we will sharpen particular focus on the ways diverse communities and cultures have harnessed the power of theater to express, represent, and interrogate the complexity of the human condition and experience. In addition to surveying and analyzing dramaturgical innovations and formal transformations, we will situate theatrical texts and practices within socio-historical contexts and contemplate what they perhaps reveal about the societies out of which they emerged. The course will also consider how theater has been mobilized across time to inspire fresh imaginings of a more just world.
Prerequisite: THEA 015.
Humanities.
Writing course.
2 credits.
Eligible for GLBL-Core
Catalog chapter: Theater
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/department-theater

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