Schedule
*Any changes to the schedule will be reflected on this page, so make sure to consult this page weekly. All readings are in the Gerould book, unless they are noted as on [reserve]. The reserve readings will be available at the P&CC, and all readings will also be available for short-term loan at Stauffer Library.
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| Tues Sept 9 | Intro/syllabus |
| Thurs Sept 11 | Intro – Tackling the Big Questions |
| Tues Sept 16 | Aristotle, The Poetics (selections), 43-67 |
| Thurs Sept 18 | Aristotle cont. |
| Tues Sept 23 | Schiller, The Stage as a Moral Institution, 248-254 Seminar Leader: Merritt Crews |
| Thurs Sept 25 | Zola, Naturalism in the Theatre (selections), 358-367 Seminar Leader: Virginia Start |
| Tues Sept 30 | Plato, The Republic (selections) [reserve] Seminar Leaders: Charline Morrison, Danielle Sampson |
| Thurs Oct 2 | Plato cont. |
| Tues Oct 7 | Tertullian, On the Spectacles [reserve] Seminar Leader: Alex Khan |
| Thurs Oct 9 | Rousseau, An Epistle to Mr. d’Alembert, 202-218 Seminar Leaders: Saffron Dieroff, Adam Wray |
| Tues Oct 14 | Diderot, Conversations on The Natural Son (selections) and The Paradox of Acting (selections), 189-201 Seminar Leader: Pauline Boyle |
| Thurs Oct 16 | Diderot cont. |
| Tues Oct 21 | Nietzsche, The Birth of Tragedy (selections), 336-350 Seminar Leaders: Rachel Barber, Rob Bril Comparative Essay Due (extended from Oct 16) |
| Thurs Oct 23 | Nietzsche cont. |
| Tues Oct 28 | Zeami, On the Art of No Drama (selections), 96-107 Seminar Leader: Evangelia Kambites |
| Oct 29, 30, 31 or Nov 1 | See Drums in the Night |
| Thurs Oct 30 | Brecht, The Modern Theatre is the Epic Theatre and Alienation Effects in Chinese Acting, 444-461 Seminar Leaders: Alicia Ho, Tanis McDivitt-Vander Molen |
| Tues Nov 4 | Brecht cont. |
| Thurs Nov 6 | Boal, Theatre of the Oppressed, 462-473 Seminar Leader: Devon Murphy |
| Tues Nov 11 | Boal cont. |
| Thurs Nov 13 | Artaud, The Theatre and Its Double (selections), 433-443 and “No More Masterpieces” [reserve] Seminar Leader: Jenny Green |
| Tues Nov 18 | Artaud cont. |
| Thurs Nov 20 | Soyinka, Drama and the African World-view (selections), 474-482 Seminar Leader: Jess Hallis |
| Mon Nov 24 3:45pm | Drums in the Night Essay Due |
| Tues Nov 25 | CLASS CANCELLED |
| Thurs Nov 27 | Vaclav Havel, Writing for the Stage (selections), 483-490 Seminar Leader: Geoff Grimmett |