Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(ENL685) -  Κωνσταντίνος Μπλατάνης

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

Focusing on acclaimed British and American plays that have been originally produced over the course of the past twenty-five years, this course examines the reciprocal and multileveled interrelation between drama and theatre, on the one hand, and history and politics, on the other. Students are invited to familiarize themselves with examples of docudrama, cases of political allegory, contemporary instances of musical, rewrites of the classics, as well as post-Brechtian ventures. The overall aim of this course is to explore the manifold ways in which 21st-century Anglophone drama and theatre engage with specific landmarks and political issues of both past history as well as recent and contemporary history and are thus shaped as cultural forms. To this purpose, the course resorts to the employment of select elements and analytical tools from the work of outstanding contemporary radical historians and labor historians. 

            The course is conducted as a seminar and students are encouraged to participate actively in class discussions. Also, students will have access to a select list of relevant articles and books and will be invited to produce research papers on topics of their own interest in an effort to develop their writing and analytical skills. Assessment is based on the final examination and an optional, supervised, research paper. Finally, students evaluate the course by submitting anonymously a written questionnaire at the end of the semester.

 

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Δευτέρα 29 Σεπτεμβρίου 2025