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TAPS 360: Greek Tragedy

The seminar explores the intellectual, political, and cultural background of 5th-century Athenian tragedy, with special focus on the theatrical dynamics of the major plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. Although the seminar emphasizes a close reading of the tragedies themselves, secondary sources include selections from Homer, Thucydides, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Hegel, and Nietzsche, as well as modern and contemporary classical scholars (Jebb, Dodds, Segal, Taplin, Goldhill, Nussbaum, Easterling, Foley, Seidensticker, Griffiths, Rehm, Wiles, Hall, Budelmann, and others). The seminar assigns the plays in English translation, but students with ancient Greek are encouraged to enroll, and accommodations can be made to attend to their interests. Plays include Persians, Prometheus Bound, the Oresteia trilogy (Aeschylus); Antigone, Oedipus, Oedipus at Colonus, Electra, and Philoctetes (Sophocles); and Medea, Heracles, Electra, Ion, Helen, and Bacchae (Euripides).
Last offered: Winter 2019

TAPS 360C: Palestinian Theater, Film, and Performance (TAPS 160C)

Traditionally, courses on Palestinians focus on political histories and narratives of two nationalisms vying for uncontested statehood in the Levant. Humanists, artists, and social scientists have explored the political, military, sociological, and religious roots of the modern Middle East from many worthy perspectives that can be found in landmark texts by prolific scholars. However, most of these scholars and the majority of university level courses on the subject of the Palestinians have not paid significant attention to their contributions in the arena of cultural production, particularly in theatre and film. This seminar explores cultural artifacts produced by, for, and on behalf of Palestinians. Throughout the quarter, students will be exposed to foundational texts in the area as well as a number of key films and theatrical plays. The selected works sometimes correspond to historical events, but not always. On occasion, the works function as witness accounts by presenting multipl more »
Traditionally, courses on Palestinians focus on political histories and narratives of two nationalisms vying for uncontested statehood in the Levant. Humanists, artists, and social scientists have explored the political, military, sociological, and religious roots of the modern Middle East from many worthy perspectives that can be found in landmark texts by prolific scholars. However, most of these scholars and the majority of university level courses on the subject of the Palestinians have not paid significant attention to their contributions in the arena of cultural production, particularly in theatre and film. This seminar explores cultural artifacts produced by, for, and on behalf of Palestinians. Throughout the quarter, students will be exposed to foundational texts in the area as well as a number of key films and theatrical plays. The selected works sometimes correspond to historical events, but not always. On occasion, the works function as witness accounts by presenting multiple viewpoints and rich artistically created contexts. The class offers students the opportunity to engage with Palestinians while simultaneously considering foundational relevant concepts in the areas of nationalism, race studies, and postcolonialism. We will aspire to ask useful questions that may help us better understand how and why Palestinians produce performance cultures.
Last offered: Winter 2022
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