Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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FNAR 7368 - Science on the Stage


Credits: 3

Science and theatre (or, more generally art) are often seen as two disparate and incompatible products of the human mind, even though both depict and study - and are inspired by - the wonders and majesty of nature, other surroundings, and the universe. To see science as merely analytical and art as merely creative is to rather simplistically stereotype the scientist (“unemotional” etc.) and the artist (“unserious” etc.). The course demonstrates the ways stage works have made various scientific discoveries accessible, entertaining, and inspiring. Includes lectures, student projects, and discussion of theatre-worthy scientists and scientific or pseudoscientific ideas/acts ranging from great and dignified to despicable. Students analyze plays and play excerpts (texts or video). This course may be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: humanities; arts and cultural traditions.



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