ANG.03210.01, ANG.03220.02 und ANG.04629.01: LAG, LAS/LAF;
ANG.03928.01; ANG.03927.01: MA Angloamerikanische Literatur, Sprache und Kultur 120 LP, MA Englische Sprache und Literatur 45/75 LP;
Mag, Dipl, LA alt (fak.)
During the last decade, American playwrights have written many fascinating plays that engage with a wide variety of topics from the current social and political environment. In this course, we will examine a group of outstanding playwrights, who have received much critical acclaim in the US (Pulitzer Prize and/or Tony Award winners), and explore several exciting plays about topics that range from “9/11” (Neil LaBute, The Mercy Seat, 2003) and “Assimilation/Alienation” (August Wilson, Radio Golf, 2008) to “Art” (John Logan, Red, 2010), “Iraq” (Quiara Alegria Hudes, Water By the Spoonful, 2012), and “Islamophobia” (Ayad Aktar, Disgraced, 2013).
Required Texts:
- Neil LaBute, The Mercy Seat (2003)
- Edward Albee, The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (2002)
- Richard Greenberg, Take Me Out (2002)
- David Lindsay-Abair, Rabbit Hole (2007)
- August Wilson, Radio Golf (2008)
- John Logan, Red (2010)
- Quiara Alegria Hudes, Water By the Spoonful (2012)
- Ayad Aktar, Disgraced (2013)
You will also find a copy of each play in the “Semesterapparat” at the beginning of the semester.
