Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Module Identifier
TP20420
Module Title
THEATRE IN SOCIETY
Academic Year
2012/2013
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 1
Pre-Requisite
Successful completion of Part 1
Other Staff
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 x 1 hour Lectures |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay (2500 words) | 50% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Examination Not to timetable on 16th, 17th or 18th January 2013 | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Essay (2500 words) - (to a new title) | 50% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Supplementary Examination | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate an awareness of the different ways in which theatre manifests social debate.
Show an awareness of the political implications of analytical positions in relation to theatre.
Critically read dramatix texts and theoretical work to gain an understanding of the various interpretations and descriptions of society.
Aims
This restructured module will be offered as part of a suite of Year 2, 20-credit critical practice options in the Department's revised Part 2 provision. It may be taken by students registered for any of the Theatre Curriculum Group schemes depending on the specification of their degree scheme pathway.
Brief description
This is a course of directed reading and weekly discussions, focusing on texts by theatre practitioners, theorists and critics which outline several different approaches to the relationship between theatre and society. The module examines the various ways in which theatre operates in relation to society adn seeks to describe theatre as a social construct. The module also debates the relevance of several different descriptions of society as seen by several different practitioners and critics
Content
1. Tragedy adn the Spirit of Terrorism
2. Popular Theatre and Community Theatre: Subsidy and Separatism
3. Theatre of Catastrophe and Radical Elitism
4. Theatre of the Oppressed and the Rainbow of Desire programme
5. Women's Theatre
6. Explicit Body Performance
7. Gay and Lesbian Theatre
8. Documentary of Verbatim Theatre
9. National Theatre in Context
10. Conclusion: Theatre in Crisis?
2. Popular Theatre and Community Theatre: Subsidy and Separatism
3. Theatre of Catastrophe and Radical Elitism
4. Theatre of the Oppressed and the Rainbow of Desire programme
5. Women's Theatre
6. Explicit Body Performance
7. Gay and Lesbian Theatre
8. Documentary of Verbatim Theatre
9. National Theatre in Context
10. Conclusion: Theatre in Crisis?
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | This element is not assessed |
| Communication | The ability to communicate ideas effectively in written form is directly assessed. The work done in seminars develops oral communication skills although this is not directly assessed. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Self-regulation, motivation and time-management skills are developed through the module and are demanded for the successful completion of its assignments. These skills are directly assessed through all assignments |
| Information Technology | The ability to utilize information technology both in the research for and delivery of assignment is assessed directly in Assessments 1 and 2 |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Transferable skills (managing personal workloads and meeting deadlines, designing and realising research project) are developed through the completion of the assessment tasks. Career's awareness does not of itself constitute an assessed element of this module, however |
| Problem solving | Analytical problem solving, outcome recognition and the identification of appropriate strategies and procedures are encouraged and assessed |
| Research skills | Appropriate personal research and the development of effective personal research practices are directly assessed through essay and examination |
| Subject Specific Skills | See QAA Dance, Drama and Performance Subject Benchmark Statement (Version 2007). The following subject specific skills are developed and partly assessed: 1. Describing, theorising, interpreting and evaluating performance texts and performance events from a range of critical perspectives 2. Developing skills of observation and visual, aural and spatial awareness 3. Engaging in research, whether independent, group or performance-based 4. Identifying and interpreting the cultural frameworks which surround performance events and on which these events impinge, and taking these into account in creating and/or interpreting performances. Making records of performance, using skills in notation and/or documentation. |
| Team work | Effective group work through negotiating ideas and opinions is addressed through the seminars. Seminar discussions demand the application of skills necessary to conduct collaborative activity. These skills are directly assessed through assessment 3 |
Reading List
Should Be PurchasedBoal, A. (2002) Gsmes for Actors and Non-Actors 2nd ed Routledge Primo search Brown, Mark (ed) (2011) Howard Barker Interviews 1980-2010: Conversations in Catastrophe Intellect Primo search Essential Reading
Barker, H. (1997) Arguments for a Theatre 3rd ed Manchester UP Primo search Boal, A. (1994) The Rainbow of Desire Routledge Primo search Conroy, Collette (2009) Theatre and the Body Palgrave Primo search Delgado, M. and Svich, C. (2002) Theatre in Crisis? Manchester UP Primo search Dolan, Jill (2010) Theatre and Sexuality Palgrave Primo search Forsyth, Alison and Megson, Chris (eds) (2009) Get Real: Documentary Theatre Past and Present Palgrave Macmillan Primo search Holdsworth, Nadine (2010) Theatre and Nation Palgrave Primo search McGrath, J. (1981) A Good Night Out NHB Primo search Rebellato, D. (2009) Theatre and Globalization Palgrave Primo search Recommended Background
Aston, E. (1994) An Introduction to Feminism and Theatre Routledge Primo search Barker, Howard (2005) Death, The One and the Art of Theatre Routledge Primo search Case, Sue-Ellen (1990) Performing Feminisms: Feminist Critical Theory and Theatre John Hopkins UP Primo search Diamond, Elin (1997) Unmaking Mimesis: Essays on Feminism and Theatre Routledge Primo search Favorini, Attilio (2009) Memory in Play Palgrave Macmillan Primo search Goodman, L (ed) (1998) The Routledge reader in Gender and Performance Routledge Primo search Goodman, Lizbeth (1993) Contemporary Feminist Theatres Routledge Primo search Gritzner, Karoline (ed) (2010) Eroticism and Death in Theatre and Performance Hatfield: University of Hertfordshire Press Primo search Hall, P. (1999) The Necessary Theatre NHB Primo search Hammond, W. and Steward, D. (eds) (2008) Verbatim Verbatim London: Oberon Primo search Harvie, Jen (2005) Staging the UK Manchester UP Primo search Isaac, Dan (1971) Tulane Drama Review, Summer 1971 Theatre of Fact Volume 15/3, pp 109-35 Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5