New Models for Teaching Dramatic Literature and Theatre

FAIN: EH-10696-75

Columbia University (New York, NY 10027-7922)
Bernard Beckerman (Project Director: September 1975 to present)

To develop a course drama that will: 1) provide students with a systematic method for perceiving how dramatic structures evoke audience responses; 2) provide students with vocabulary for describing and categorizing such structures; 3) demonstrate through such a methodology how drama crystallizes and organizes human experience; 4) develop a portfolio of materials for teaching drama. The proposed courses will be taught at institutions and will be presented at 6 invitational seminars.