| Description | This course is an exploration into the ways that Black artists
from around the diaspora have used the stage and the art of
storytelling as a vehicle for liberation and self-determination.
We'll be looking at Black playwrights and storytellers from
different time periods and investigating how they each explored
themes of race, gender, sexuality, politics, joy, love, and
liberation. We'll also spend time imagining what we hope the
future of Black storytelling and performance looks like, and
what contributions we think that the Black artist has to offer a
world in need of healing and collective liberation. We will read
work by playwrights included but not limited to: August Wilson,
Katori Hall, Lynn Nottage, Tarell Alvin-McCraney, Brandon
Jacobs-Jenkins, Robert O'Hara, Suzan Lori-Parks, Amiri Baraka. |