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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Students will become familiar with some literary works and cultural epochs this period. Lessons are held in English. Weekly topics discussed in the seminar: 1) The elements of drama, the western theater tradition. History and themes of American literature and theater productions from colonial period to the present. (Lecture with a short discussion) 2) From the colonial era to the post-revolutionary period: satire, the influence of romanticism. Royall Tyler, THE CONTRAST (1787) 3) The cultural image of Native Ameicans from the colonial period to the American Civil War. J.A. Stone, METAMORA; OR, THE LAST OF THE WAMPANOAGS (1829) 4) The rise of melodrama and comedy of manners. Anna Cora Mowatt, FASHION (1845) 5) The rise of realism and the "new woman." James A. Herne, MARGARET FLEMING (1890) 6) Expressionism and other experiments (modernism). Sophie Treadwell, MACHINAL (1928) 7) The post-war period. Tennessee Williams, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1947) 8) African-Americans in the US / "counterculture" / the 60s and 70s. Amiri Baraka, DUTCHMAN (1964) 9) Postmodernism / the education system / the 80s and 90s. David Mamet, OLEANNA (1995) 10) Beyond the 1990s / "performance art" / transhumanism. Karen Finley, WE KEEP OUR VICTIMS READY (1991) 11-14) Final group presentations
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Teamwork, Text analysis
- Home preparation for classes
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 30 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 20 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| The minimum English language level is CEFL B2 to register for the seminar. |
| The minimum English language level is CEFL B2 to register for the seminar. |
| learning outcomes |
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| identify and provide characteristics of periods of dramatic literature of the United States |
| identify and provide characteristics of periods of dramatic literature of the United States |
| identify key authors of dramatic literature and relate their works to the wider literary and cultural context of their time period |
| identify key authors of dramatic literature and relate their works to the wider literary and cultural context of their time period |
| identify themes and changes in the culture of the United States as reflected in works of dramatic literature |
| identify themes and changes in the culture of the United States as reflected in works of dramatic literature |
| explain the changing role of drama (including media in the 20th century) through the years |
| explain the changing role of drama (including media in the 20th century) through the years |
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| communicate to their peers characteristics of periods of dramatic literature of the United States |
| communicate to their peers characteristics of periods of dramatic literature of the United States |
| discuss key authors of dramatic literature and relate their works to the wider literary and cultural context of their time period |
| discuss key authors of dramatic literature and relate their works to the wider literary and cultural context of their time period |
| research and write an academic work regarding one chosen author of dramatic literature |
| research and write an academic work regarding one chosen author of dramatic literature |
| contribute to the preparation needed for a group presentation on a chosen play |
| contribute to the preparation needed for a group presentation on a chosen play |
| participate in a group presentation on a chosen play using an appropriate level of language and information |
| participate in a group presentation on a chosen play using an appropriate level of language and information |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization) |
| Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization) |
| Teamwork |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Text analysis |
| Teamwork |
| Text analysis |
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| Conversation |
| Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation |
| Conversation |
| Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation |
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Recommended literature
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