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Drama and Theatre Option

NB: Students in an English program who wish to take an introductory Shakespeare course must take ENGL 315 and not ENGL 215.  If you took ENGL 215 prior to declaring your English program on Minerva, however, that course may count retroactively towards your program requirements in one of:  Major Figure; Drama and Theatre with an Historical Dimension.


Theory and Criticism

ENGL 317 Theory of English Studies 1 (Winter)

ENGL 319 Theory of English Studies 3  (Winter)

ENGL 322 Theories of the Text (Fall)

ENGL 345 Literature and Society—How Shakespeare Created Modern Society (Winter)

ENGL 346 Materiality and Sociology of the Text  (Fall)

 

Courses in Theatre History

ENGL 309 English Renaissance Drama 2 (Fall)

ENGL 310 Restoration & 18th Century Drama (Winter)

ENGL 312 Victorian and Edwardian Drama (Winter)

ENGL 371 Theatre History: 19th to 21st C.: Latin American and Caribbean Theatre  (Winter)

ENGL 467 Advanced Studies in Theatre History: The Actress  (Winter)

ENGL 485 Special Topics in Theatre History 1700-1900: History of Stage Design (Winter)

ENGL 486 Special Topics in Theatre History After 1900: Costume  (Fall)

 

Courses in Drama and Theatre before 1900

ENGL 306 Theatre History: Medieval and Early Modern (Winter)

ENGL 309 English Renaissance Drama 2 (Fall)

ENGL 310 Restoration & 18th Century Drama (Winter)

ENGL 312 Victorian and Edwardian Drama  (Winter)

ENGL 315 Shakespeare

ENGL 485 Special Topics in Theatre History 1700-1900 (Winter)

ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (Winter)

 

Courses in Drama and Theatre at the 400-level

ENGL 413 Special Topics in Canadian Drama and Theatre: The Case of Quebec (Winter)

ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare  (Winter)

ENGL 459 Theories of Text & Performance 2: Theatre & Feeling (Fall)

ENGL 467 Advanced Studies in Theatre History: The Actress (Winter)

ENGL 485 Special Topics in Theatre History 1700-1900  (Winter)

ENGL 486 Special Topics in Theatre History After 1900: Costume  (Fall)

 

Courses with a Canadian component

ENGL 313 Canadian Drama (Fall)

ENGL 413 Special Topics in Canadian Drama and Theatre: The Case of Quebec (Winter)

 

Performance-oriented courses

ENGL 365 Costuming for the Theatre 1 (Fall)

ENGL 368 Stage Scenery and Lighting 1 (Fall)

ENGL 372 Stage Scenery and Lighting 2 (Winter)

ENGL 377 Costuming for the Theatre 2  (Winter)

ENGL 465D Theatre Lab (Fall and Winter)

ENGL 469 Acting 2 (Winter)

 

Courses on Shakespeare

ENGL 315 Shakespeare (Winter)

ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (Winter)

 

Additional Courses:

ENGL 395 Cultural and Theatre Studies: Theatricality and Performativity (Fall)

ENGL 404 Studies in 19th Century Literature 1: Tagore (Winter)

ENGL 440 First Nations and Inuit Literature and Media: Tomson Highway (Winter)

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