The Ph.D. in Comparative
Literature with an Emphasis in Drama allows students with the
requisite expertise in a language other than English to complete
work in Theater Studies at the Ph.D. level. Students take courses,
complete comprehensive exams, and write dissertations in the
domains of Theater History, Dramatic Literature, Dramatic Theory,
and Performance Studies. The program is closely linked with
the Performing Arts Department, which provides opportunities
to interested and qualified students for both academic and practical
work in theatrical production. Candidates follow the same language
requirements as Ph.D. students in the General Program of Comparative
Literature: four graduate-level courses in a language and literature
other than English, and reading knowledge of a second foreign
language.
The program draws on Humanities faculty at
Washington University who specialize in drama or regularly
teach courses concentrating on dramatic literature.
Core Faculty:
Robert Henke,
Associate Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature. Research
Specialties: Italian and English Early Modern Drama. Teaching
Areas: Comparative Approaches to Early Modern Drama, Dramatic
Theory, Shakespeare, Introduction to Comparative Literature.
Henry I. Schvey,
Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature. Research Specialties:
Modern American Drama, German Expressionist Drama. Teaching
Areas: Modern Drama, Drama and the Visual Arts, Shakespeare,
Thematically-based Comparative Courses (War, Gender, Madness).
Julie Jordan,
Lecturer in Drama. Research Specialties: Performance Studies
and Feminism. Teaching Areas: Feminist Approaches to Drama,
Modern Drama, Performance Studies.
