Middlebury

WAGS 0206

Contempory Women Playwrights

Contemporary Women Playwrights
WAGS/THEA 0206 Contemporary Women Playwrights (Fall 2012)
In this course we will read and discuss the work of the most influential and interesting American and European playwrights from the 1980s to the present. Authors will include: Maria Irene Fomes, Caryl Churchill, Suzan-Lori Parks, Adrienne Kennedy, Ntozake Shange, Judith Thompson, and Naomi Wallace. Issues of race, class, and gender will be closely examined. Readings will include selections from performance and feminist theory. 3 hrs. lect.
Subject:
Women's & Gender Studies
Department:
Prog in Women's & Gender Study
Division:
Interdisciplinary
Requirements Fulfilled:
ART LIT
Equivalent Courses:
GSFS 0206
THEA 0206 *

Sections in Fall 2007

Fall 2007

WAGS0206A-F07 Lecture (Faraone)
WAGS0206B-F07 Lecture (Faraone)