THD 295-01 - Special Topic: Black American Theatre History

4 credits (Spring)

This course explores a broad variety of theatre and performance created by Black artists ranging from the early nineteenth century to now. Using works of contemporary and historical artists and scholars, we consider the development of the Black American identity. We will also consider questions around privilege, class, sexuality, gender identity, religion, and ability and their intersections with race. This course investigates the nature of representation versus reality and the impacts of storytelling.

Prerequisite: one 100-level Theatre course with grade S, C, or better, or second-year standing.
Instructor: K. Miller