Classical Theatre Through a Contemporary Lens

CFA TH 405

  • Research and Information Literacy
  • Writing-Intensive Course

Undergraduate prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120). - Explores and applies contemporary theories, ideas, and research to canonical works of theatre. Considers how race, gender, identity, nationality, structure, and politics consort in the making, production, distribution, reception, and legacy of classic works. Students learn to approach theatre as a dramaturg/scholar would: by reading texts and generating writing and projects with a theatrical sensibility, asking rigorous questions of all. 4.0 credits. Fall semester. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU HUB areas: Writing-Intensive, Research and Information Literacy.

FALL 2024 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Leahey CFA 460 T 12:30 pm-3:15 pm Permission Req TH only Elective Mts with CFATH625

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