Theatron

Instructor: Dr. Lawrence Wheeler

Course Content

A theatron was, in ancient Greek, the place where the audience sat to watch performances of the plays in the dramatic festival.  But the word means “place of observation”; in this seminar we think about the complex act of observation (what is observed, under what conditions, with what import?) in several historical perspectives and by examining several instruments of observation (classical tragedy, film, blog, among others). From the evidence of those artifacts we’ll together think about how observation is rich in its attachment to (and corresponding representation of) its culture and epoch. A seminar paper/presentation will be expected.