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| LGER0067-3 | English literature c (Tragedy and Social Protest : Crime in Contemporary African American Drama)
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Valérie Bada |
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| Language : | Langue anglaise |
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| Course contents : | The course presents a range of plays, theoretical texts and essays on criminal violence in contemporary African American drama from the 1940s to the present day. Through a close reading of plays and essays, and through the analysis of their historical context, the course seeks to unravel the ideological shifts as well as aesthetic transformations in the theatrical representation of violence and crime. |
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| Course objective : | Introduction to contemporary African American theatre; close reading of recent African American plays. |
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| Prerequisites : | good command of English |
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| Workshops : | active participation in class, individual preparation of particular aspects of the course |
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| Organization : | seminar
See: http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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| Written notes : | a syllabus of plays, articles and essays can be bought at the beginning of the course |
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| Assessment : | January: oral and written exam (the essay, about 2000 words, will be handed in one week before the oral exam) |
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| Contacts : | Valérie Bada, chargée de recherches FNRS
Place Cockerill 3, 6e étage 4000 Liège
Tél: 04 366 54 37 Fax: 04 366 57 21
email: vbada@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | course taught in English |
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