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DRAM
33230001
Spring
2010
Thomas
Riccio,
Professor
Office
#972.883.2016
(voice
mail)
Thomas.riccio@utdallas.edu
www.thomasriccio.net
Class
times:
Th
46:45
Office
hours:
Th
13:30
and
by
Arrangement,
call
or
write
Office
location:
JO
4.920
DESCRIPTION
OF
COURSE
World
Theatre
is
designed
as
a
survey
to
introduce
historical
and
cross‐cultural
dramatic
and
performance
texts,
theories,
and
practices.
Its
objective
is
to
introduce
students
to
the
wide
range
of
expressions,
major
methodologies
and
paradigms
of
world
theatre
and
performance
as
to
examine
the
broad
social,
political,
religious,
and
cultural
contexts.
REQUIRED
TEXTS:
The
Longman
Anthology
of
Drama
and
Theater:
A
Global
Perspective,
Longman,
2001,
ISBN:
0‐321‐01559‐2
Performing
Africa:
Re‐Mixing
Tradition,
Theatre,
and
Culture
Peter
Lang
Publishing,
Berlin
and
New
York.
2007,
ISBN
0‐8204‐8899‐2
COURSE
REQUIREMENTS/EVALUATION
This
course
will
be
based
on
lecture
and
in‐class
discussion.
Because
of
the
wide
range
of
cultural
and
historical
material
covered
by
this
survey,
student
attendance
and
participation
will
be
essential.
A
mid‐term
exam
and
final
exam
will
be
given
covering
the
reading
and
concepts
presented
in
class—essay,
T‐F,
multiple
choice,
identification.
A
research
paper—12‐page—based
on
the
reading/viewing
and/or
the
critical
essays
will
also
be
required.
Topics
will
be
discussed
in
class
and
approved
by
the
instructor.
GRADING
1000
PTS
SCALE
Mid‐Term
Exam
20%
Final
Exam
25%
Final
Paper
25%
Participation
10%
Attendance
10%
Quizzes
(if
necessary)
10%
Late
or
incomplete
work
is
not
acceptable
Incompletes
will
not
be
given
in
this
class
Plagiarism
and
cheating
is
unacceptable
All
dates
and
assignments
are
subject
to
change
Assignments
will
be
made
with
ample
time
for
completion
given
please
be
alert
to
alterations
or
corrections
in
the
schedule