2020-2021 College Catalog

THEA 324 Contemporary British Drama

(same as ENGL 324) This course explores some of Britain’s key dramatic works of the past fifty years, including works associated with (post-colonialism). The students will come to an understanding of why these living documents are important theatrically (kitchen-sink realism, post-Brechtian, absurd, Angry Young Men, In-Yer-Face, farce, docudrama, state of the nation) and socio-historically (issues related to war, gender roles, sexuality, class, privilege, mental illness, race, religion, government, power, national identity, censorship, jingoism, among others).

Credits

3