AJ15064 American Drama after 1945

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable
Tue 16:40–18:15 G32
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course focuses on American drama written from 1945 to 2000. It presents an overview of the main dramatic texts of the era. It deals with classical authors as well as with minority authors. The list of covered authors includes: A. Miller, T. Williams, E. Albee, D. Mamet, S. Shepard, L. Hansberry, A. Baraka, A. Wilson and others. Participants will get a chance to study the selected texts carefully and critically and confront their views in the class. Screenings of film versions will also be a part of the course.
Syllabus
  • Arthur Miller: All My Sons (1947) ---. Death of a Salesman (1949) ---. The Crucible (1952) Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) ---. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955) Edward Albee. The Zoo Story (1958) ---. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962) Sam Shepard. Buried Child (1978) ---. True West (1980) David Mamet. American Buffalo (1975) ---. Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) Lorraine Hansberry. A Raisin in the Sun (1959) Amiri Baraka. The Dutchman (1964) August Wilson. Fences (1985) ---. The Piano Lesson (1995) -see the interactive syllabus in the IS for more details
Literature
  • BIGSBY, C. W. E. A critical introduction to twentieth-century American drama. Vol. 2, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press, 1982, viii, 355. ISBN 0-521-25811-1. info
  • BIGSBY, C. W. E. A critical introduction to twentieth-century American drama. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press, 1985, ix, 485. ISBN 0521278961. info
  • BIGSBY, C. W. E. Modern American drama, 1945-2000. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, xii, 453. ISBN 0521794102. info
  • ARONSON, Arnold. American avant-garde theatre : a history. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2000, xiv, 242. ISBN 9780415241397. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Class Participation: 20%.
Weekly Reading Journal (1-2 pages): 20%.
Home-Written Tests (3-5 questions, 1-2 pages each): 20%.
Final Essay (5-7 pages): 40%.
At least 60% must be reached in EACH requirement.

(Credit only (zápočet): at least 60% for participation, 60% for reading journal and 60% for home written test)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2019, Spring 2021.
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