Undergraduate Course: Landmarks of American Theatre II (LLLG07008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (LLC) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
American twentieth century theatre witnessed the production of many acknowledged masterpieces: we will study Eugene OżNeill's 'The Iceman Cometh' (1949), Arthur Miller's 'All My Sons' (1947) and 'The Crucible' (1952), Tennessee Williams's 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' (1955), Edward Albee's 'Zoo Story' (1958), and David Mamet's 'American Buffalo' (1975). Using extracts from films and stage recordings the course will track the development and innovative power of the greatest American dramatists. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| By the end of the course, students will have learned a great deal about the individual playwrights and about the main developments in 20th century American theatre, and the ways in which it has assimilated European influences and found its own "voice". Students will also become more aware of the collaborative and interpretive aspects of theatre, through discussion of productions seen on stage and watched on video in class. They will also be more aware of the social, political and moral dimensions of theatre through relating these plays to the life and times of the playwrights (as outlined), and become familiar with the plays' critical receptions, and the ways in which some of the writers were influenced by others studied on the course and by earlier European playwrights. |
Assessment Information
| Open Studies 10 credit courses have one assessment. Normally, the assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark, submitted by week 12. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%. There are a small number of exceptions to this model which are identified in the Studying for Credit Guide. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Caroline Bamford
Tel: (0131 6)50 4322
Email: Caroline.Bamford@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
Email: D.McMillan@ed.ac.uk |
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