Gümüşhane University - Department of English Language and Literature
IDE207 – Course Outline (Tentative)
IDE401 Post Modern British Drama
3, Fall
Assist. Prof. Dr. Elif GÜVENDİ YALÇIN
Office Hours:
Course
Semester
Instructor
Description
The course aims to expose students to extensive reading and discussion of drama at the turn of the century by
focusing on Post-1990 British drama. The plays of Sarah Kane, Anthony Neilson, Mark Ravenhill, Martin McDonagh,
Philip Ridley, David Greig, Martin Andrew Crimp, Zinnie Harris will be analyzed in the light of current discussions
relating to the theatre, power, institutions, censorship, war, the Middle-East, Anglo-Scottish relations, the Scottish
Independence Referendum, Brexit, globalization, multiculturalism etc.
Objectives and Goals
Weekly Schedule
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Course Orientation & Syllabus & Expectations & Rules
What is post-modernism?
Elements of In-yer Face Drama
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Sarah Kane: Blasted (1995)
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Mark Ravenhill Faust is Dead (1997)
Anthony Neilson: The Wonderful World of Dissocia (2004)
Martin McDonagh: The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001)
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Zinnie Harris: Macbeth (an Undoing)
Martin McDonagh: The Pillowman (2003)
Philip Ridley: The Pitchfork Disney (1991)
David Greig: Dunsinane (2010)
Martin Andrew Crimp: The Treatment (1993)
Revision
Final Exam
MIDTERM
Secondary Sources
Evaluation & Grading
Final Exam
Midterm
Important Notes:
60 %
(Final Paper: 50%
Quizzes: 10%)
30 %
● Students are required to attend min. 70% of the sessions.
● They will not get a makeup exam for Midterm unless they provide an official excuse/document.
● There will not be given any make-ups for the quizzes.