Drama Introductory Courses

(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. Tension between artistic and commercial forces in modern theater; the conflicted state of the art form. Sources include major and emerging contemporary figures in commercial, fringe, and nonprofit theater in the U.S. and UK. Visits with writers, directors, and dramaturges. GER:DB-Hum

4 units, Aut (Freed, A)

DRAMA 12N. Antigone: From Ancient Democracy to Contemporary Dissent

(F,Sem) (Same as CLASSGEN 6N.) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. Tensions inherent in the democracy of ancient Athens; how the character of Antigone emerges in later drama, film, and political thought as a figure of resistance against illegitimate authority; and her relevance to contemporary struggles for women's and workers' rights and national liberation. Readings and screenings include versions of Antigone by Sophocles, Anouilh, Brecht, Fugard/Kani/Ntshona, Paulin, Glowacki, Gurney, and von Trotta. GER:DB-Hum, EC-Gender

4 units, Win (Rehm, R)

DRAMA 14N. Shakespeare from Stage to Screen

(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. The texts, stage practices, and filmic transformations for Shakespearean plays, including Henry V, Hamlet, Midsummer Night's Dream, and Macbeth. Close readings of texts and films; the relationship of film technologies to the texts in the production of political and social space; and the cultural assumptions carried by images and characters. GER:DB-Hum

4 units, Win (Rayner, A)

DRAMA 16N. Beauty or the Beast? Kitsch and Contemporary Culture

(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. What kind of esthetic experience does kitsch describe? Is it a matter of taste? Kitsch through disciplines such as visual arts, theater, literature, music, advertising, fashion, celebrity culture, and food. GER:DB-Hum

4 units, Spr (Jakovljevic, B)

DRAMA 17N. Salt of the Earth: The Docudrama in América

(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. Docudrama as a form of dramatic writing which provides a social critique of current or historical events through creative documentation and dramatization. Sources include Chicana/o and Latina/o texts, Brecht, Teatro Campesino, and Culture Clash. Students produce a short docudrama. GER:DB-Hum, EC-AmerCul

3 units, Win (Moraga, C)

DRAMA 180Q. Noam Chomsky: The Drama of Resistance

(S,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to sophomores. Chomsky's ideas and work which challenge the political and economic paradigms governing the U.S. Topics include his model for linguistics; cold war U.S. involvements in S.E. Asia, the Middle East, Central and S. America, the Caribbean, and Indonesia and E. Timor; the media, terrorism, ideology, and culture; student and popular movements; and the role of resistance. GER:DB-Hum

3 units, Win (Rehm, R)

DRAMA 184Q. Devised Theater Project

(S,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to sophomores. Students create material through writing and performance exercises. Research; storyline and dramatic structure; preparation of the performance space, props, and costume pieces; and rehearse and performance. Guest professionals.

3 units, Win (Weber, C)

DRAMA 187Q. The Stage in Dialogue with History

(S,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to sophomores. The practice and ideological positions of European and American theater from the end of WW II to the implosion of the Soviet empire as seen in major playwrights and practitioners who shaped the European theater. Focus is on how plays and their staging responded to and tried to influence history. GER:DB-Hum

3 units, Aut (Weber, C)

DRAMA 189Q. Mapping and Wrapping the Body

(S,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to sophomores. The concepts behind gender boundaries and clothing systems. GER:DB-Hum

3 units, Aut (Eddelman, W)

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