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Johns Hopkins University | AS.225.345

History of Modern Theatre & Drama

3.0

credits

Average Course Rating

(4.62)

An investigation of the major playwrights, historical movements, and theatre practices of the 20th and 21st centuries. Watch high modernism upend everything – and then watch it all get upended again and again. How does it land today? We will go to the theatre in Baltimore and DC to answer that question.

Fall 2012

(4.67)

Fall 2014

(4.56)

Fall 2012

Professor: John Astin, Margaret Denithorne

(4.67)

The best aspect of the course was the wide range of topics covered in the discussion atmosphere that the professor created. The class thrived on engaging class discussions where everyone’s input was important. The worst aspects of the course included the excessive and dense readings, as well as the division of the course into the topic of feminism and queer theories because students found themselves wanting to learn more about feminism. The course would improve if there was more time to discuss the readings and if perhaps more men could be encouraged to take the course in order to bring some more diversity to the class. Prospective students should be prepared to chal enge their ways of thinking in this somewhat reading intensive course.

Fall 2014

Professor: History of Modern Theatre & Drama

(4.56)

Students praised this course for having a wonderful instructor who led students through readings of a variety of fantastic plays. Perceived issues with the course largely centered on a belief that grading in the course was subjective and unclear. Suggestions for improvement included a desire by multiple students that the instructor provide students more feedback on assignments throughout the course so that students would know how they’re doing. Prospective students should know that students found that the course required a healthy amount of reading usual y consisting of two plays a week. 301