What had been a hidden, slowly growing fault since the Renaissance suddenly fractured. One consequence of this fissure was that something utterly unique, highly unsettling, and profoundly revolutionary occurred the role of art and the artist leapt into extraordinary prominence. These are the kinds of issues we plan to address in this course. This course is for students who wish to do advanced work beyond regular courses or to study topics not included in course offerings. This course explores the politics of drama and the drama of politics in postmodern literature and philosophy.
Students create and perform a dramatic work drawing from their course readings and discussions.
Cityscapes continues the themes of art and authority in an exploration of different regions of the world. The course focuses on the relationship between literature and film in Latin American politics and history. Each student will have the option to create a multimedia project, film, play, or research paper on a specific theme.