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Gerland, Oliver W, III

Associate Professor

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Research

research overview

  • I teach undergraduate and graduate courses in theatre history and dramatic literature and, through the Humanities Program, I also teach courses in disability studies. My research is focused on development of the admission fee system in London and U.S. theatres. I also write plays, some of which have been produced.

keywords

  • Dramatic literature, theory and criticism, disability studies

Publications

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Teaching

courses taught

  • HUMN 4050 - Representations of People with Disabilities
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
    Examines the representation of people with disabilities in canonical and contemporary literature and drama, and introduces students to disability theory and the history of people with disabilities.
  • THTR 1009 - Theatre and Society
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2020
    Explores the importance of telling (and listening) to stories from the stages of the world; in theatre we learn what people value in their time and place. Investigates the range of genres of theatre in today's society and how theatrical artwork is devised and presented. Ideal for non-majors.
  • THTR 1019 - Script Laboratory: Text Analysis and Practice for the Theatre
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
    Introduces fundamental methods of text analysis for performance. Equips theatre makers with common vocabulary and concepts to more effectively communicate when collaborating with other artists. Provides tools for analyzing any narrative art form.
  • THTR 5011 - Seminar: Theory and Criticism
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2021
    Studies theories and criticisms of drama and theatrical performances from Plato to post-modernism.
  • THTR 5049 - Special Topics in Theatre
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
    Opportunity for students to explore, upon consultation with the instructor, areas in theatre that the normal sequence of offerings may not allow. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as THTR 4049.
  • THTR 6021 - On-Stage Studies: Shakespeare
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020
    Studies Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatic texts as playscripts for performance, with particular attention to contemporary Shakespeare criticism and landmark Shakespeare productions over the last two centuries.
  • THTR 6041 - On-Stage Studies: Global Modern Theatre
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023
    Studies global theatre from 1600 to 1950, with particular attention paid to critical and scholarly responses to landmark productions of classics from the period.
  • THTR 6959 - Master's Thesis
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

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