Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Assoc. Prof. Mesut GÜNENÇ

Assoc. Prof. Mustafa GÜLLÜBAĞ

Ins. Günay GÜREŞ

Ins. Özgür ESEN

Lec. Ayşe Arzu KORUCU

Lec. Baturay ERDAL

Lec. Çiğdem ALP PAMUK

Lec. Hafize Gül KOPARANOĞLU ARTUÇ

American Theatre

Course Code	: İDE418
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: English
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 5

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to enable the student to acquire the knowledge, skills and competence required to recognise and interpret the origins and development of American drama, the dramatic movements in America from the 1900s to the present; to analyse the dramatic movements seen in America, to examine representative examples, and to develop a critical viewpoint.

Course Content

The origins and development of American drama, the dramatic movements in America from the 1900s to the present, prominent American playwrights and their works are identified, analysed, and discussed.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1.	Ability to define the developments and changes in American drama during the first half of the twentieth century.
2.	Ability to read and interpret texts within the political, cultural and economic context of the time during which they are written/staged.
3.	Ability to compare and conrast plays written at different or the same periods of time.
4.	Ability to observe basic American themes, cultural myths and concepts underlying the American identity in a variety of plays.
5.	Ability to read, understand and interpret plays within the context of the multiple oppressions of race, gender and class.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	E. Hudson Long. American Drama from its Beginnings to the Present.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

An overview of the course contents

Week 2 - Theoretical

Introduction to American drama, related terms, and socio-cultural background

Week 3 - Theoretical

Analysis of a representative play by Eugene O'Neill

Week 4 - Theoretical

Analysis of a representative play by Eugene O'Neill

Week 5 - Theoretical

Analysis of a representative play by Arthur Miller

Week 6 - Theoretical

Analysis of a representative play by Arthur Miller

Week 7 - Theoretical

Analysis of a representative play by Tennessee Williams

Week 8 - Theoretical

Analysis of a representative play by Tennessee Williams

Week 9 - Theoretical

Analysis of a representative play by Susan Glaspell

Week 10 - Theoretical

Analysis of a representative play by Susan Glaspell

Week 11 - Theoretical

Analysis of a representative play by Edward Albee

Week 12 - Theoretical

Analysis of a representative play by Gertrude Stein

Week 13 - Theoretical

Analysis of a representative play from 21st century

Week 14 - Theoretical

Overall review

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Attending Lectures	1	%5
Assignment	1	%5
Midterm Examination	1	%30
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	3	2	70
Assignment	1	8	5	13
Individual Work	6	2	2	24
Midterm Examination	1	6	2	8
Final Examination	1	6	4	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				125

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