CHAIR OF THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT: Professor Harper

ADVISER: Professor Chaudhuri

Drama, a universal and essential art form, provides a fitting focus of study in a liberal arts education. The special opportunities provided by New York as a world theatre center make the study of dramatic literature at NYU vital and intimately connected to other arts and disciplines. The program, which is administered by the Department of English, brings together courses from the entire University in dramatic literature, theatre production, and playwriting. To all undergraduates, it offers survey courses in the theory and history of drama, as well as electives in more specific subjects. To the major, the program offers a coherent program of study centered on the history of dramatic literature from its origins to the contemporary New York theatre scene. Majors supplement the study of dramatic literature with courses in theatre production, writing, and cinema.

An honors program is available for qualified students, and course credit is offered for internships that allow them to apply their knowledge of dramatic literature and the theatre in a professional setting.

Faculty

Professors:
Archer, Chaudhuri, Gilman, Guillory, Newman

Associate Professors:
Augst, Harries, Starr, Waterman

Adjunct Professors:
Horwich, Moore, Packard, Oliver, Osburn

Affiliated Faculty:
Amkpa (Tisch), Bishop, Chioles, Iampolski, Lane, Meineck, Miller, Reiss, Taylor (Steinhardt), Vorlicky (Tisch), Ziter (Tisch)