Theatre Trad Global Context
12:10pm–1:25pm
Ll200 Diana Center
Barnard
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Description
Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 50 students. Provides a broad introduction to several traditions of nonwestern drama and theatrical practice, often placing recent and contemporary writing in relation to established conventions. Taking up plays and performance traditions from Asia, South Asia, and various African traditions, it may also consider the relation between elite and popular culture (adaptations of Shakespeare, for example), and between drama, theatre, and film. Course fulfills lecture/seminar "studies" requirement for Theatre/Drama and Theatre Arts major
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Instructor quality
n=9, 2011–2026
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Teaching quality
4.3 / 5
Grading fairness
No signal
Workload
3.2 / 5 · Moderate
Difficulty
2.9 / 5 · Moderate
Overall sentiment
In your week
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Workload and grading
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- Credits
- 4 credits
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