THEA 22 Black Theater, U.S.A.

This course will examine African American playwrights, drama, and theater from 1959 to the present. Further exploration will focus on the impact of civil rights, the Black Arts movement, and cultural aesthetics on the form, style, and content of African American plays. Readings will include plays of Hansberry, Baldwin, Baraka, Kennedy, Childress, Shange, Wolfe, Wilson, Parks and others. Open to all classes.

Cross Listed Courses

AAAS 31

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:ART; WCult:CI

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