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Program Requirements
The Minor Concentration English - Drama and Theatre may be expanded to the Major Concentration English - Drama and Theatre. For the most up-to-date information on Department requirements and detailed course descriptions, please see the English Department Handbook at .Required Courses (6 credits)
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ENGL 230 Introduction to Theatre Studies (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An introduction to dramatic literature, text analysis, textual and performance theory, and theatre history.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Hurley, Erin Jane (Fall)
Fall
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ENGL 269 Introduction to Performance (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : The focus of this course is on the actor as communicator, and on those things (material, physical, and textual) which are inescapably central to the theatrical performance.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Heywood, Jennifer; Kellock, Amanda (Winter)
Winter
Restriction: Permission of instructor required.
Open to Drama and Theatre Majors
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
12 credits selected as described below.
Theatre History Courses
3 credits from a list of courses in Theatre History:
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ENGL 306 Theatre History: Medieval and Early Modern (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A survey of the dramatic forms and theatrical practices of late medieval and early modern theatre.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Ritchie, Fiona (Winter)
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ENGL 308 English Renaissance Drama 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An overview of some major authors and issues in English Renaissance Drama.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Folkerth, Theodore W (Winter)
Winter
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ENGL 309 English Renaissance Drama 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An overview of some major authors and issues in English Renaissance Drama.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Neilson, Patrick (Winter)
Winter
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ENGL 310 Restoration and 18th Century Drama (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Neilson, Patrick (Fall)
Fall
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ENGL 314 20th Century Drama (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A study of selected representative works in modern drama and theatre.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Carney, Sean (Winter)
Winter
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ENGL 370 Theatre History: The Long Eighteenth Century (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A survey of dramatic forms and genres and theatrical practices from the Restoration through the 18th century to the Romantic period.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Ritchie, Fiona (Fall)
Fall
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ENGL 371 Theatre History: 19th to 21st Centuries (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : History of predominantly Western theatre practices from circa 1830 to the present.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Winter
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ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Yachnin, Paul Edward (Winter)
Winter
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ENGL 467 Advanced Studies in Theatre History (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Advanced study focused on a period or issue in Theatre history.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Salter, Denis (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: Students not registered in English programs require permission of instructor
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ENGL 485 Special Topics in Theatre History 1700-1900 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A research seminar on selected topics in theatre history and theatre historiography.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Neilson, Patrick (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite: Students not registered in English programs require permission of instructor
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ENGL 486 Special Topics in Theatre History After 1900 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A research seminar on selected topics in theatre history and theatre historiography.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Bradley, Catherine A (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: Students not registered in English programs require permission of instructor
Drama and Theatre Courses Before 1900
3 credits from a list of courses in Drama and Theatre before 1900:
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ENGL 306 Theatre History: Medieval and Early Modern (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A survey of the dramatic forms and theatrical practices of late medieval and early modern theatre.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Ritchie, Fiona (Winter)
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ENGL 308 English Renaissance Drama 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An overview of some major authors and issues in English Renaissance Drama.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Folkerth, Theodore W (Winter)
Winter
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ENGL 309 English Renaissance Drama 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An overview of some major authors and issues in English Renaissance Drama.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Neilson, Patrick (Winter)
Winter
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ENGL 310 Restoration and 18th Century Drama (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Neilson, Patrick (Fall)
Fall
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ENGL 370 Theatre History: The Long Eighteenth Century (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A survey of dramatic forms and genres and theatrical practices from the Restoration through the 18th century to the Romantic period.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Ritchie, Fiona (Fall)
Fall
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ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Yachnin, Paul Edward (Winter)
Winter
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ENGL 485 Special Topics in Theatre History 1700-1900 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A research seminar on selected topics in theatre history and theatre historiography.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Neilson, Patrick (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite: Students not registered in English programs require permission of instructor
Drama and Theatre Option's Offerings - Additional Courses
6 additional credits from the option's offerings.
This category includes all the courses listed above except required courses, as well as the courses listed below.
Note: Any English course not on the lists specifically for the Drama and Theatre option - such as unlisted courses in Cultural Studies - may not count toward the Drama and Theatre program. Please consult a departmental adviser for guidance on course choices.
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ENGL 369 Creative Writing: Playwriting (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Restriction: Permission of instructor required.
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ENGL 430 Studies in Drama (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Ritchie, Fiona (Fall)
Fall
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ENGL 431 Studies in Drama (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Fall
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ENGL 434 Independent Theatre Project (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Fall and Winter
- This course will allow students to undertake special projects, frequently involving background readings, performances, and essays. This course is normally open only to Major or Honours students in the Department. Permission must be obtained from the Department before registration
Drama and Theatre - Courses of Interest - Other Departments
Permission to count extra-departmental credits must be obtained in advance of taking any course from outside the Department of English. Students are normally permitted to count 3 credits from other departments towards their Drama and Theatre Minor. Permission is obtained with the signature of a Department of English program adviser on the student's program audit sheet.
This list comprises courses in other departments that might be accepted by an adviser for credit towards the student's Drama and Theatre program. This list applies only to these courses as they are offered in 2011-2012.
There might be other courses in the Faculty of Arts for which a student could receive Drama and Theatre program credit. A student who has identified a course not noted below should show their program adviser the course syllabus in advance and, if he or she agrees, get the adviser's initialled approval of the course on their program audit sheet. The Department requires a complete signed audit sheet in the student's file in Arts 155 in order to process the file for graduation.
Included in the list are courses taught in languages other than English and courses that have prerequisites.
* Note: The courses in the list below with an asterisk ("*") have an historical dimension and may count toward this program requirement. Other courses could count toward the "option's offerings" component of the program.
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EAST 464 Image, Text, Performance (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : Drawing on theoretical approaches from a variety of media studies, including cinema, performance and performativity, and elsewhere, this course looks at cultural production in premodern and modern Japan. Topics to be addressed range from calligraphy and writing, to theatre, and film.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Prerequisite: Any East Asian Studies course above the introductory level, or permission of the instructor
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HISP 324 20th Century Drama (3 credits) *
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Satirical drama and theatre of social protest. Literatura comprometida. GarcÃa Lorca and Casona; Buero Vallejo, Sastre, Olmo, Muñiz, Arrabal and others.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Sibbald, Kathleen M (Fall)
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MUAR 387 The Opera (3 credits) *
Overview
Music-Arts Faculty : A survey of opera from c.1600 to the present. Opera as ritual, opera as spectacle, opera as catharsis, opera as business, opera and its literary models. The continuing relevance of the operatic experience today.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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PHIL 242 Introduction to Feminist Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An introduction to feminist theory as political theory. Emphasis is placed on the plurality of analyses and proposals that constitute contemporary feminist thought. Some of the following are considered: liberal feminism, marxist and socialist feminism, radical feminism, postmodern feminism, francophone feminism, and the contributions to feminist theory by women of colour and lesbians.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Sharp, Hasana (Fall)
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PSYC 212 Perception (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : Perception is the organization of sensory input into a representation of the environment. Topics include: survey of sensory coding mechanisms (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory), object recognition, spatial localization, perceptual constancies and higher level influences.
Terms: Fall 2011, Summer 2012
Instructors: Allard, Remy (Fall) Zangenehpour, Shahin (Summer)
Fall
2 lectures; 1 conference