AFRST-238 African-American Theatre from Ira Aldridge to August Wilson

Study, discussion and oral performance of selected works of drama by African-Americans from the 1860s to the present. Focuses on themes within the plays in relation to the current social climate and how they affect the play's evolution in the context of changing U.S. cultural and political attitudes.

Maximum Enrollment

Standard Course (40)

Credits

1

Cross Listed Courses

THETR-238

Prerequisite

THETR-100 or one Africana Studies course

Offered

Fall

Notes

Open to sophomores and juniors only, or by instructor permission.