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Dec 26, 2024
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Goucher College 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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THE 202 - Existentialism: Philosophy and Theatre (3 Cr.) (PHL 224 ) (GEN. ED. #4)
Through the study of existentialist philosophers and playwrights, this course explores the relation of philosophy and theatre as the two human activities that enact the self-conscious reflection of the world. Using readings from philosophers—Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Marcel, Sartre, de Beauvoir, and Duras—and dramatists—Artaud, Pirandello, Brecht, and Beckett—we will bring theatre and philosophy together in their shared standpoint on the clearing/stage of a conscious place in which we can see the world and see ourselves reflected in the world. By discovering how philosophy and theatre both “enact reality,” we will also discuss how both meaning in one’s life and personal identity are created, how political identities are created, how political communities and social relations are constituted, and how humans “enact” being. Prerequisite: either sophomore standing, a 100-level philosophy course, or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Rose.
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