AF AMER M103E

Main Course

Modern African American Drama: Harlem Renaissance to Black Arts Movement

Description

(Same as Theater M103E.) Lecture, three hours. Survey and examination of African American plays from 1920s until birth of modern civil rights era. Examination of sociohistorical context out of which plays were created and critical essays that illustrate development of African American playwrights and their significant involvement in creation of diversified American theatrical tradition. Letter grading.