Module Identifier DRM0430  
Module Title THEATRE AND SOCIETIES  
Academic Year 2003/2004  
Co-ordinator Professor David I Rabey  
Semester Semester 1  
Other staff Dr Roger Owen  
Course delivery Other   21 contact hours  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Assessment Essay 7,500 words  100%
Further details 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  

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
Understand how the way that different working models of theatre, its values, associations and its relationship to society reflect and manifest inconclusive contextual arguments.

Aims

To examine the manufacture and negotiations of various immediate (Western, and mainly British) definitions of theatre, society, their relationship, their agendas and the interests they serve.

Content

Topics considered will include Community and Popular Theatre, Catastrophist Theatre, National Theatres, Theatre and Oppression, Gay Theatre, Women's Theatre, Theatre-in-Education, Theatre and Minority Cultures, and Third Theatre. The course will expect students to pursue original theoretical reflection and exploration.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7