THE 176a01 - Arts And Society:Theatre

Department: Theatre

Description: Examination of the relationship between theatre and politics/culture.

Credit Hours: 3

General Education: FA - Fine Arts

Current Offerings

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Fall 2025

001 - Lecture (In Person): M W F 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM , Multiple Instructors 3.00 hour(s)

Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025

Location: Center for the Visual Art 145 (CVA 145)

Instructor: Derek Munson Ann Haugo

Class Notes: THE 176A01- Theatre and Society: Introduction to Queer Theatre and Representation This course introduces students to the history and criticism of queer theatre and representation from the Greeks to the present. Topics include Sappho of Lesbos, molly houses, Oscar Wilde, Mae West, the queer Off-Off-Broadway Explosion during the 1960s, Andy Warhol and The Factory, AIDS plays, and contemporary musicals. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the history and criticism of queer theatre and representation.

Textbook Special Instructions: Both books can be ordered through Amazon.

Book Title

ISBN

Author

Edition

Publisher

MSRP

Notes

Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries (Required)

ISBN9781939594327

AuthorBruce Henderson

Edition1st

PublisherHarrington Park Press

MSRP N/A

Our Work is Everywhere: An illustrated oral Histor (Required)

ISBN9781551528151

AuthorSyan Rose

Edition4th

PublisherArsenal Pulp Press

MSRP N/A

Spring 2026

001 - Lecture (In Person): TBD , Emily Grimany 3.00 hour(s)
002 - Lecture (In Person): TBD , Alejandra Luna 3.00 hour(s)

Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026

Location: To be determined

Instructor: Emily Grimany

Class Notes: Theatre and Society: Female Playwrights. In this course students will read several plays by prevalent female playwrights of the 20th and 21st Century in American Theatre. Their plays contain complex roles for women and address women’s issues, which will be the starting point for our class discussions. We will then explore how their plays are still relevant today.

Textbooks have not been finalized for section.

Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026

Location: To be determined

Instructor: Alejandra Luna

Class Notes: This course will explore contemporary theatre and theatre makers of the global majority that are presently and actively shaping culture and the art form. We will explore the politics of contemporary theater and the relevance of the medium in this digital era.

Textbooks have not been finalized for section.