Week by week schedule
| Date | CONTENT |
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| Week 2 | Colonialism, A Prelude (Jacobean Theater in England) |
| Tues (1/31) | William Shakespeare, The Tempest (Act I-III) |
| Thurs (2/2) | William Shakespeare, The Tempest (Act IV-V) |
| Week 3 | Colonialism, Monstrosity, and the Invention of Human |
| Tues (2/7) |
Paul Brown, “’This thing of darkness I acknowledge mine’: The Tempest and the discourse of colonialism,” in Political Shakespeare: Essays in cultural materialism, Jonathan Dollimore and Alan Sinfield, eds., 2nd ed. (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1994), 48-71. (focusing on 58-69) |
| Thurs (2/9) |
Paul Brown, “’This thing of darkness I acknowledge mine’: The Tempest and the discourse of colonialism,” continue |
| Week 4 | Theatre and the City (Japanese Kabuki Theater) |
| Tues (2/14) | Ichikawa DanjūrōI, Shibaraku |
| Thurs (2/16) |
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| Week 5 | Archive Research |
| Tues (2/21) | No Class (Monday Schedule) |
| Thurs (2/23) | Archive Research Guide (Library Instructional Session) |
| Response Paper for I Am Not King Lear Due 2/26 by Midnight | |
| Week 6 | Colonialism and Gender (Baroque Theater) |
| Tues (2/28) | Sor Juana de la Cruz, Loa to The Divine Narcissus |
| Thurs (3/2) | Diana Taylor, “Scenes of Cognition: Performance and Conquest,” Theatre Journal 56 no.3 (Fall 2004), 353-372. |
| Catalogue Entry #1 Due 3/5 by Midnight | |
| Week 7 | Colonialism and Utopia (English Theater during the Caroline Period) |
| Tues (3/7) |
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| Thurs (3/9) |
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| Week 8 | Theatre and Gender (Chinese Kunqu opera) |
| Tues (3/14) | Tang Xianzu, Peony Pavilion |
| Thurs (3/16) |
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| Response Paper for A Midsummer Night’s Dream Due 3/19 by Midnight | |
| Week 9 | The Figure of Harlequin (Popular Performance in Eighteenth-century Europe) |
| Tues (3/21) |
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| Thurs (3/23) |
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| Week 10 | Science, Curiosity, Exoticism (Romantic Theater) |
| Tues (3/28) | Elizabeth Inchbald, The mogul tale: or, the descent of the balloon (Act I) |
| Thurs (3/30) | Elizabeth Inchbald, The mogul tale: or, the descent of the balloon (Act II) |
| Catalogue Entry #2 Due 4/2 by Midnight | |
| Week 11 | Peer Review |
| Tues (4/4) | Peer Review |
| Thurs (4/6) | No Class (Spring Break) |
| Peer Review Draft Due 4/6 by Midnight | |
| Response Paper for The Runner Stumbles Due 4/9 by Midnight | |
| Week 12 | Spring Break |
| Week 13 | Melodrama and Race (Nineteenth-century Atlantic Theatre) |
| Tues (4/18) | Ira Aldridge, The Black Doctor |
| Thurs (4/20) |
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| Week 14 | Theatre Riots |
| Tues (4/25) |
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| Thurs (4/27) | |
| Week 15 | The Crisis of the Self |
| Tues (5/2) | Anton Chekov, The Seagull |
| Thurs (5/4) |
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| Catalogue Entry #3 Due 5/7 by Midnight | |
| Response Paper for Constellations Due 5/7 by Midnight | |
| Week 16 | Showcase |
| Tues (5/9) | Showcase of Fictional Theatre Review |
| Thurs (5/11) | Showcase of Fictional Theatre Review |
| Week 17 | Wrap Up |
| Tues (5/16) | Wrap Up |
| 5/17-5/23 | Final Examination Period |
| Fictional Theatre Review and Rationale Due On 5/23 by 11:59 PM |
