THTD 26401 - South Asian Drama and Performance

Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0

SOUTH ASIAN DRAMA AND PERFORMANCE South Asian Drama and Performance explores the history of Indian theatre from its origins to contemporary Indian theatre, examining the ways in which drama and performance have changed over time and in relationship to colonization, Orientalism, globalization, and shifts in cultural traditions, including religions, politics, gender, caste, etc. Readings will be drawn from classical texts, such as The Natyasastra, The Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, and Mahabharata, as well as contemporary plays and scholarly texts and performances as demonstrations of those influences and shifts. [AH, GE]