DR30130 - THEATRE AND GENDER

Module Identifier

DR30130

Module Title

THEATRE AND GENDER

Academic Year

2006/2007

Co-ordinator

Dr Karoline Gritzner

Semester

Semester 2

Other staff

Professor David I Rabey, Dr Mary F Brewer, Mrs Joan G Mills, Ms Jill Greenhalgh

Pre-Requisite

DR10220 , DR10120

Course delivery

Lecture

10 x 2 Hours Lectures

Seminars / Tutorials

10 x 1 Hour seminars

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	2 Hours 2- hour examination	30%
Semester Assessment	2 essays of 2500 words each	50%
Semester Assessment	Seminar group presentations, in which students present the findings of their research into a specific gender related issue; and class contribution	20%
Supplementary Exam	2 x 2500 word essays presented on a new topic. 50% 2 Hours resit exam to a new paper	30%

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

demonstrate a clear understanding of the social, cultural and aesthetic perspectives on gender representations in theatrical texts and performance.
evaluate and respond to a range of gender discourses in theatre and theory, using a critical and analytical vocabulary.
co-operate as part of a group in presenting an argument drawing on the analysis of course material.

Brief description

This module will explore the ways in which gender categories are constructed and represented in theatre and performance and introduce students to key issues of gender theory through a detailed study of a number of dramatic and performance texts.

Aims

To develop students' critical appreciation of gender representations in theatre and performance and to introduce them to key issues of gender theory.
To examines theatrical representations of gender in a selection of dramatic and performance texts from Shakespeare to the 21st century.

Content

1. Gender Studies and Hamlet
2. Images of Women in Theatre/History
3. Staging Feminism(s)
4. Staging Masculinities
5. Lesbian and Gay Theatre
6. Theatre, Eroticism, Sexuality
7. Explicit Bodies in Performance
8. The gendered voice/body (workshop).
PLUS additional workshops and / or lecture demonstrations by invited guest lecturers / artists

Module Skills

Problem_solving	NOT DEVELOPED
Research skills	Students will demonstrate the results of research into an agreed aspect of the course material in the form of group presentations. They will also demonstrate the results of individual research in the form of essays and in an exam situation.
Communication	Communication skills will be developed in seminar sessions (class contribution) and group presentations.
Improving own Learning and Performance	Students will receive feedback on group presentations and written assignments.
Team work	Research for group presentations will develop group work skills.
Information Technology	IT and information handling skills will be demonstrated in students¿ individual research (library and web-based) and in their written work (word processing).
Application of Number	NOT DEVELOPED
Personal Development and Career planning	Students will have the opportunity to explore specific areas which reflect and strengthen their individual career needs.
Subject Specific Skills	Students are encouraged to develop the use of a critical and analytical vocabulary in their written and oral response to gender issues in drama/theatre.

Reading Lists

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** Recommended Text
Aston, Elaine (1995) An Introduction to Feminism and Theatre London: Routledge
Burke, Phyllis (1996) Gender Shock: Exploding the Myths of Male and Female Anchor
Butler, Judith (1999) Gender Trouble London: Routledge
Case, Sue-Ellen (1990) Performing Feminisms: Feminist Critical Theory and Theatre John Hopkins UP
Diamond, Elin (1997) Unmaking Mimesis:Essays on Feminism ans Theatre Routledge
Gillgan, Carol (1982/1993) In a Different Voice Harvard University Press
Goodman, Lizbeth (1993) Contemporary Feminist Theatres London: Routledge
Keyssar, Helene (ed.) (1996) Feminist Theory St Martin's Press
Lukas, Ian (1994) Impertinent Decorum London: Cassell
Mangan, Michael (2002) Staging Masculinities New York: Palgrave
Schneider, Rebecca (1997) The Explicit Body in Performance London: Routledge

Books
** Essential Reading
Barker, Howard (2002) Gertrurde (the cry)/ Knowledge of a Girl Calder
Bentley, Eric Round 2
Churchill, Caryl (1985) Vinegar Tom Methuen Drama
Daniels, Sarah (1991) Masterpieces Methuen Plays
Moch, Cheryl Cinderella: the Real True Story
Nielson, Anthony (1998) The Censor (in Plays: Normal, Penetrator) Methuen
Shakespeare, William Hamlet Arden edition
Strindberg, August (1964 (2000)) The Father (in Plays: One) Methuen

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6