Proseminar: Contemporary North American Drama

  • Teaching

    Details

    Faculty Faculty of Humanities
    Domain English
    Code UE-L06.01265
    Languages English
    Type of lesson Proseminar
    Level Bachelor
    Semester SA-2022

    Schedules and rooms

    Summary schedule Monday 13:15 - 15:00, Hebdomadaire (Autumn semester)

    Teaching

    Responsibles
    • Austenfeld Thomas
    Teachers
    • Austenfeld Thomas
    Description

    Drama is probably the most direct literary instrument for effective social critique.  It tends to be up-to-the-minute contemporary in its concerns, lets us hear the voices of people who might cross our paths, and seeks to raise our consciousness to the dignity of human fates. 

    We will begin the class by (re-?)reading Arthur Miller’s The Crucible (1953) which is so timeless that it is newly relevant. We will then sample American and Canadian plays that have been published in the past two decades to see how playwrights translate the anguish of everyday living onto the stage.    
    Softskills No
    Off field No
    BeNeFri No
    Mobility Yes
    UniPop No

    Documents

    Bibliography

    Arthur Miller, The Crucible (1953)

    Katori Hall, Hoodoo Love (2007)

    Lynn Nottage, Sweat (2017)

    Tracy Letts, August: Osage County (2008)

    Keith Barker, The Hours that Remain (2013)
  • Dates and rooms
    Date Hour Type of lesson Place
    19.09.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
    26.09.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
    03.10.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
    10.10.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
    17.10.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
    24.10.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
    31.10.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
    07.11.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
    14.11.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
    21.11.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
    28.11.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
    05.12.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
    12.12.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
    19.12.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, Room 2118
  • Assessments methods

    Séminaire - SA-2022, Session d'hiver 2023

    Assessments methods By rating, By success/failure

    Séminaire - SP-2023, Session d'été 2023

    Assessments methods By rating, By success/failure

    Séminaire - SP-2023, Autumn Session 2023

    Assessments methods By rating, By success/failure

    Séminaire - SA-2023, Session d'hiver 2024

    Assessments methods By rating, By success/failure
  • Assignment
    Valid for the following curricula:
    English Language and Literature 120
    Version: SA15_BA_ang_V02
    Module Five: Culture & Identity
    Module Seven: Advanced Research and Writing
    English Language and Literature 50
    Version: SA15_BASI_ang_V01
    Module 01: English and American Literature
    English Language and Literature 60
    Version: SA15_BA_ang_V01
    Theory and Texte or Culture and Identity > Module Five: Culture & Identity
    Ens. compl. en Lettres
    Version: ens_compl_lettres
    Lettres [Cours]
    Version: Lettres_v01