SPAN 488 - Latin American Women Dramatists

Offers a close study of Latin American women who have worked in and written for the theater since the 1950s. Through the analysis of plays and performing arts, students observe and reflect on how women dramatists redefine the theatrical space to resist, challenge, and dismantle masculine structures of power and political repression, including race and gender-based violence. Students critically respond to these topics through an in-depth study of plays that have been influenced by theoretical/conceptual approaches derived from influential theatrical movements such as the theater of the absurd, as well as experimental and postmodernist theater. This is a practice-based seminar that seeks to engage students in performance practices such as stage readings or short plays adaptations.

Credits: 1.0
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: None
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression
Liberal Arts Practices: Artistic Practice and Interpretation or Language Study
Core Component: None

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