Module Identifier
PF21220
Module Title
PERFORMANCE IN CONTEXT
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Ms Jill Greenhalgh
Semester
Semester 1
Pre-Requisite
Successful completion of Part 1
Other Staff
 

Course Delivery

Delivery Type Delivery length / details
Lecture 10 x 2 hours
Seminars / Tutorials 5 x 1 hour
 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment 1] Written Essay: 2, 000 word An in-depth commentary on the relationship between one of the principal examples of performance and one of the areas of contextual negotiation discussed during the module. Subject to be chosen by the individual student in consultation with the module coordinator, necessitating individual research and reading in addition to lecture material   40%
Semester Assessment [2] Performed essay: 15 minutes Reconsideration and rearticulation of the material presented in the above essay in a different spatial or temporal context, as a lecture/ presentation: requiring the creative application of dramaturgical procedures in the rearticulation of essay material commensurate with the subject matter and location of exposition; the performative reworking of personal intellectual argument. This may be done live, on video or through any other medium.   40%
Semester Assessment [3] Seminar contribution  20%
Supplementary Assessment Assessment [1]: may be resubmitted. Students who fail Assessment 1 will have to choose a different example of performance and contextual negotiation for their resubmission.  40%
Supplementary Assessment Assessment [2]: Resit as performed essay with alternative title  40%
Supplementary Assessment Assessment [3]: Failure of Assessment 3 would necessitate the following supplementary assessment: Individual Presentation (5 minutes) [A short presentation analysing one of the key theoretical approaches introduced in the module and their possible application to an example of performance practice] Resits of assignments when necessary and in accordance with the conditions and timetable set by the university.   20%

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module, students should be able:
1. to demonstrate a detailed awareness of the repercussions of social and cultural context upon the form and function of performance
2. to demonstrate an appropriate understanding of key theoretical frameworks and methodologies relevant to the analysis of context in the study of performance
3. to formulate and employ personal research strategies in the examination of the relationship between a specific context and performance practice
4. to analyse reflexively - and to rework performatively - personal intellectual argument, demonstrating communication and oral presentation skills

Brief description

THIS IS A CORE MODULE FOR PERFORMANCE STUDIES STUDENTS. STUDENTS FROM OTHER SCHEMES MAY TAKE THE MODULE BUT IT NUMBERS HAVE BEEN CAPPED AT 40

This module introduces students to a number of contexts in which different types of performance may be negotiated. It explores the social, cultural and environmental implications of those contexts on the nature, form, function and placement of performance. Contexts in question include landscape, border, carnival, feast or globalisation. They are examined in a comparative and interdisciplinary manner, drawing from history, anthropology, human geography , sociology and politics.

Aims

On completion of this module, students should be able:
1. to demonstrate a detailed awareness of the repercussions of social and cultural context upon the form and function of performance
2. to demonstrate an appropriate understanding of key theoretical frameworks and methodologies relevant to the analysis of context in the study of performance
3. to formulate and employ personal research strategies in the examination of the relationship between a specific context and performance practice
4. to analyse reflexively - and to rework performatively - personal intellectual argument, demonstrating communication and oral presentation skills

Reading List

Recommended Text
Diamond, Elin (ed.) ((1996)) Performance & Cultural Politics Routledge Primo search Fusco, C. ((1999)) Corpus Delecti, Performance Art of the Americas Routledge Primo search Gomez-Pena, Guillermo ((2000)) Dangerous Border Crosser Routledge Primo search Kastner, Jeffery and Wallis, Brian (eds) ((1998)) Land and Environment Art Phaidon Primo search Miles, Malcolm et al. (eds) ((2000)) The City Cultures Reader Routledge Primo search Read, Alan ((1995)) Theatre and Everyday Life Routledge Primo search Rogoff, I ((2000)) Terra infirma: geography's visual culture Routledge Primo search Schechner, R ((2002)) Performance Studies - An Introduction Routledge Primo search

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 5