Module Identifier |
DR30320 |
Module Title |
THEATRE IN SOCIETY |
Academic Year |
2003/2004 |
Co-ordinator |
Professor David I Rabey |
Semester |
Semester 1 |
Other staff |
Ms Karoline Gritzner, Dr Roger Owen |
Pre-Requisite |
DR10120 , DR10220 |
Course delivery |
Lecture | 10 x 1 hour |
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Seminars / Tutorials | 10 x 1 hour |
Assessment |
Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
Semester Exam | 1 x 2 Hour For information on due dates for submission of assessed work, please refer
to the departmental web pages at http://www.aber.ac.uk/tfts/duedates.shtml
| 55% |
Semester Assessment | 2,500 word written assignment For information on due dates for submission of assessed work, please refer
to the departmental web pages at http://www.aber.ac.uk/tfts/duedates.shtml | 35% |
Semester Assessment | assessment of class contribution via presentations and seminar discussion | 10% |
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Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
To demonstrate an intelligent awareness of the different ways in which theatre incarnates social debate.
To show an awareness of the political implications of analytical positions in relation to theatre.
To co-operate as part of a group in presenting an argument in the analysis of course material.
Aims
To examine the various ways in which theatre operates in relation to society.
To describe theatre as a social construct
To present and debate the relevance of several different descriptions of society as seen by several different practitioners and critics.
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. Sessions are likely to address the following topics:
1. Subsidy and Separatism
2. Popular Theatre and Community Theatre
3. Theatre of Catastrophe and Radical Elitism
4. Theatre of the Oppressed and the Rainbow of Desire programme
5. Gay and Lesbian Theatre
6. Feminist and Women?s Theatre
7. Explicit Body Performance
8. Intercultural Theatre
9. Barba?s Third Theatre
10. Conclusion
Reading Lists
Books
** Essential Reading
Aston, E. (1994) An Introduction to Feminism and Theatre
London: Routledge
Barba, E. (1995) The Paper Canoe
London: Routledge
Bharucha, R. (1994) Theatre and the World
London: Routledge
Boal, A (1994) The Rainbow of Desire
London: Routledge
Barker, H. (1997) Arguments for a Theatre (3rd ed)
Manchester: Manchester UP
Lucas, I. (1994) Impertinant Decorum
London: Cassell
McGrath, J. (1981) A Good Night Out
London: NHB
Schneider, R. (1997) The Explicit Body in Performance
London: Routledge
** Recommended Text
Boal, A. (2002) Games for Actors and Non-Actors (2nd ed.)
London: Routledge
Jellicoe, A. (1987) Community Plays (currently out of print)
London: Methuen
Kershaw, B. (1992) The Politics of Performance
London: Routledge
Hall, P. (1999) The Necessary Theatre
London: NHB
McGrath, J. (2002) Naked Thoughts that Roam About
London: NHB
Pavis, P. (1992) Theatre at the Crossroads of Culture
London: Routledge
Watson, I. (1993) Towards a Third Theatre
London: Routledge
** Essential Reading
DELGADO, M.M. AND SVICH, C, (EDS 2002) (2002) THEATRE IN CRISI?
MANCHESTER UP
** Recommended Text
Wilson, A. (2001) The Ground on Which I Stand
London: NHB
WATSON, I (2002) NEGOTIATING CULTURES: EUGENIO BARBA AND THE INTERCULTURAL DEBATE
MANCHESTER U P
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6