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Through studying the play texts, lectures as well as critical reading, students will become familiar with texts that reflect the complexities of contemporary American drama within its political, sexual and ethnic contexts. On completion of this module, students will have a comprehensive understanding of the continuity and development of contemporary American theatre from after WWII right up to the present day.
Indicative Module Content:Lecture 1 Introduction – Tuesday 11th September
Lecture 2 Indigenous North American Theatre and the Musical
Lecture 3 The Performance of the American Dream, the Salesman Trope and Realism –
Lecture 4 The American Dream from an African-American Perspective, and Language-
Lecture 5 The Feminist Perspective and the Theatre of the Avant-garde/Absurd-
Lecture 6 The Performance of Black Masculinity and Poetic Realism
Lecture 7 The Voices of Black Feminism as a Choreopoem
Lecture 8 Gender Wars and the Modern Tragedy
Lecture 9 Marginalization: The Gay Female Jewish Perspective, and the History
Lecture 10 Racial Identity: Chinese/Asian American Experience, and Satirical Comedy
Lecture 11 The Performance of Queerness, and Burlesque
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Autonomous Student Learning | 88 |
Lectures | 12 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment(Including Essay): For the Mid-Term Assignment/Essay you choose the play/work you wish to write on from a selection of texts covered in class in consultation with the module facilitator | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
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Assignment(Including Essay): This final paper constitutes 60% of your grade. You shall write only about the plays that you have studied on this module, and not on any other plays/films. | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 60 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Students will receive individual written feedback post-assessment for the midterm paper. Group/class feedback also will be offered to address common trends and concerns. Individual and group support is available prior to the summative assessment.
Name | Role |
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Ms Catherine Casey | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |