Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATRE II AKE410 8. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lectures Reading Handouts Library usage and other learning resources Group work Discussion and debate Independent study
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Goals AKE 410 20th-Century American Drama is devoted to the study of twentieth-century American theatre and drama from Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee and Sam Shepard. The course also focuses on principles of dramatic structure, including the interpretation of structural elements of major dramatic forms and styles in relation to stage presentation and film, and reading and analysis of representative plays. Innovations in the modern drama and the intersection between the theatre and other disciplines (psychoanalysis, social criticism, etc.) are studied throughout the course.
Course Content This course analyzes the 20th Century American Drama.
Learning Outcomes 1) Evaluating the course of American Literature and drama since its beginning.
2) Evaluating the course of American Literature and drama since its beginning.
3) Evaluating the course of American Literature and drama since its beginning.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to Modern Drama Survey of 20th century Drama in Europe and USA Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Eugene O’Neill Life and Works Expressionistic Drama Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Eugene O’Neill: The Hairy Ape (1922) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Eugene O’Neill: The Hairy Ape (1922) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Tennessee Williams: Life and Works A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Arthur Miller : Life and Works The Crucible (1953) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week The Crucible (1953) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework
9. Week The Absurd Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework
10. Week Edward Albee : Life and Works The American Dream (1960) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework
11. Week The American Dream (1960) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework
12. Week Lorraine Hansberry: Life and Works A Raisin in the Sun (1959) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework
13. Week A Raisin in the Sun (1959) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework
14. Week Review Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
A Critical Introduction to Twentieth Century American Drama by C.W.E. Bigsby
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage Books, 1994.
Arthur Miller, The Crucible Penguin Plays 1985.
Nine Plays by Eugene O’Neill, The Modern Library, New York 1959.
Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire, Penguin Books, 1983.
The American Dream: And the Zoo Story by Edward Albee, Plume; (October 1997)
The Crucible 1996 Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 8
Homework 1 4
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 4
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 4
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 4
1 1
1 2
Total Workload
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  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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