Theatre 221 - Colloquium: Women Playwrights of Color

Colq:WomenPlaywrightsofColor

Fall
2024
01
4.00
Naveen Bahar Choudhury

TU TH 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Smith College
THE-221-01-202501
Theatre 207A
nchoudhury@smith.edu
In this survey course, students read plays written by American women of color, examine them from a theatre artist’s perspective and discuss the cultural, political and artistic context in which they were written. Students learn the fundamentals and vocabulary of dramaturgical analysis and employ these skills in class discussion and written assignments. Playwrights studied may include: Alice Childress, Lorraine Hansberry, Maria Irene Fornés, Diana Son, Larissa Fasthorse, Madhuri Shekar, Liliana Padilla, Sanaz Toossi, Cori Thomas, Leah Nanako Winkler and more. Enrollment limited to 18.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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