An exploration of how different forms of theatre and cinema tell stories and of the social impact of these forms. Two lectures, one tutorial; one term...
Students work in studio to explore how
Students work in studio to learn basic techniques for using visual and sound design as a basis for creating performance pieces. Two studios; one term ...
English drama from the medieval period to the close of the 18th century (excluding Shakespeare). Three hours; two terms Prerequisite(s): Registration...
A critical examination of performances that produce social and cultural thought and of the artists' strategic practices, particularly in terms of...
Students learn basic processes for scripting devised performance through theatre games, archival research and analytical exercises. Two studios; one...
An introduction to an interrelated set of approaches to film study, all of which are defined by their attention to the filmic text and which provide...
The emphasis is on myth (Amazons, Hercules) and history (slave revolts, banquets, decadent emperors), studied via Greek and Latin accounts (in...
The most powerful images from nine films (English subtitles) by famous Italian directors tell the tale of critical moments in contemporary Italy...
An introduction to the study of performative modes of communication such as storytelling, gesture, movement, dress. Students will learn to analyze the...
This course looks at contemporary German culture and national identity through the most representative West and East German films of the past decades....
An examination of how music functions to help create meanings in film and television programs. Examples will be drawn from throughout the history of...
This course studies representative dramas and theatre productions that highlight the diversity of plays on the twentieth-century stage. One seminar...
A course on current Canadian drama focusing on Canadian dilemmas, readings of international politics, philosophical questions, innovation in staging...
A study of the development of theatrical performance in English Canadian, Qu
An introduction to the history of narrative film from its beginnings to the Second World War. It focuses on narrative cinema's development from...
An extensive critical reading and discussion of selected plays. Three hours; two terms Prerequisite(s): Registration in a program in English or...
An exploration of narrative film from 1941 to the present day, incorporating a study of a variety of narrative cinema styles. Theoretical issues will...
Critical approaches to forms of entertainment culture which permeate our everyday lives (e.g., popular films, video culture, television). Topics may...