THEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002 givenkm@mymail.vcu.edu
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Welcome to Intro To Drama: the online class! This podcast will host the content lectures you need to succeed in THEA-211.
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Elinor Fuchs: "Visit To A Small Planet" Pt 2
Be sure you tune in and listen to this podcast for our class meeting on Tuesday 11/17! This episode wraps up our discussion of Elinor Fuchs' framework. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
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Elinor Fuchs: "Visit To A Small Planet" Pt 1
This framework for script analysis is unlike anything else we've covered together! Which I think is super exciting. I hope you do too.
Make sure you listen to this episode and read "Visit To A Small Planet" in time for class on Tuesday 11/10! Looking forward to seeing you all soon. -
Hamilton Context Lecture
It's time for Hamilton!! Be sure you check out this context lecture before class on Tuesday 10/27.
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Aristotle's Poetics: Diction, Song, Spectacle
Here's our podcast on Aristotle's final three elements of drama: diction, song and spectacle.
Listen to me forget (and cover up that I forgot) that Streetcar Named Desire takes place in New Orleans, as well as a stirring rendition of the "Lovely Ladies" motif from Les Miserables.
Listen in time for class on Tuesday 10/18.
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Aristotle's Poetics: Character + Thought
Listen to this podcast in time for class on 10/13! We get into Aristotle's ideas about character and thought. Enjoy!
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Aristotle's Poetics: Overview + Plot
Make sure you listen to this podcast before our class meeting on Tuesday, 10/6!
I make reference to a slideshow I'm lecturing from in this audio. If you've accessed this podcast from the Discussion Board in our Canvas, you can download a PDF of that slideshow over there. Otherwise, here's a link to a Google Doc so you can keep up with the visuals: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iVz0jhYNshSSnbOOANuZl5xlvupmvYFu7bO8tVhWsVE/edit?usp=sharing
Happy listening!