LAT - Theatre Arts

Introductory course focusing on the nature of theatre, analysis and interpretation of dramatic literature, dramatic style, and theatrical convention. Includes a study of the development of the physical stage. 5 quarter hours. Counts in the Fine Arts or Humanities Area of General Education Requirements.

This course examines film dramatizations and documentary studies that relate the conduct of business to standards of ethical behavior. Films studied demonstrate dilemmas in starting and operating a business; fair play in human resources and labor relations; corporate power and accountability; treatment of whistle blowers; honesty in high finance and the stock market; and responsible professional conduct of lawyers, doctors and journalists. Students will build on class discussions to identify problems and identify solutions in these works, helping to clearly formulate and articulate their own values. This course may be used as an elective to fulfill the General Education requirement in fine arts or humanities. Prerequisite(s): none 5 quarter hours

This course examines the images and voices of minorities, including people of color, as represented in American film, from the earliest silent films and home-made "race" films through the Blaxploitation era to the present, reclaiming the history and history of African-Americans, Hispanic- Americans and Asian-Americans while tracing the impact of performers like Paul Roberson, Anna Mae Wong, Dolores Del Rio, Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, and Sidney Poitier. This course may be used as an elective to fulfill the General Education requirement in fine arts. Prerequisite(s): none 5 quarter hours

This course studies various attempts to limit freedom of speech in popular film, on both the national and local levels. Students follow how interest groups organized to protest the depiction of racial stereotypes and the frank portrayals of sex and power in Hollywood's Pre-Code era, as well as propaganda films of the Nazi and Soviet periods and recent non-traditional treatments of religious subjects and greater openness about same-sex subjects. The class traces changing patterns of censorship through landmark films, including "I'm No Angel" (1933), "The Miracle" (1948), "Last Temptation of Christ" (1988), "Boys Don't Cry" (1999), and "Battle Royale" (2001). This course may be used as an elective to fulfill the General Education requirement in fine arts or humanities. Prerequisite(s): none 5 quarter hours

An examination of the role of women in the theatre, placed in a historical and contemporary context. Largely a survey course focusing on plays by, for, and about women. Prerequisites: None. 5 quarter hours. Counts in the Fine Arts or Humanities Area of General Education Requirements.

This course is designed to present an in-depth examination of the communication process which involves theoretical perspectives, interpersonal communication and communication in the workplace. 3-4 quarter hours.

A theatre arts offering of unique and special current interest. Students may register for this course more than once, since topic varies each term. 1-6 quarter hours.