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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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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| Students should have a basic knowledge of the history and culture of the United States. |
| Students should have a basic knowledge of the history and culture of the United States. |
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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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| Knowledge |
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| identify basic terminology related to the drama and culture of the US |
| identify basic terminology related to the drama and culture of the US |
| explain how specific dramatic works reflect the cultural changes in the US |
| explain how specific dramatic works reflect the cultural changes in the US |
| explain the various functions of drama in American culture and how these functions have changed over the years |
| explain the various functions of drama in American culture and how these functions have changed over the years |
| develop deeper knowledge regarding one playwright and one play |
| develop deeper knowledge regarding one playwright and one play |
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| develop skills in researching and discussing information regarding specific works |
| develop skills in researching and discussing information regarding specific works |
| develop skills in researching and discussing information regarding specific playwrights and associated authors |
| develop skills in researching and discussing information regarding specific playwrights and associated authors |
| develop skills in researching and discussing information regarding specific cultural issues |
| develop skills in researching and discussing information regarding specific cultural issues |
| develop skills in researching and discussing information regarding changes in cultural periods |
| develop skills in researching and discussing information regarding changes in cultural periods |
| develop the ability to express one's own ideas and opinions coherently in English |
| develop the ability to express one's own ideas and opinions coherently in English |
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| Knowledge |
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| Teamwork |
| Teamwork |
| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization) |
| Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
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| Analysis of a work of art |
| Analysis of a work of art |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| assessment methods |
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| Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation |
| Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation |
| Preparation of a presentation |
| Preparation of a presentation |
| Essay |
| Essay |
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Recommended literature
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Richardson, G.; Watt, S. American Drama: Colonial To Contemporary. Boston: Thomson Custom, 1995. ISBN 0155000039.
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