Gender: Theatrical Representation and Performance (P00438)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P00438

This course examines the complex relationships between gender and representation, as these have been specifically manifested in the history of theatre. It follows two strands: one historical and the other theoretical. These are parallel and complimentary. Specific instances of the role of gender in theatrical modes of production will be studied in the examples of classical Greek Drama and Elizabethan Drama. The absence of women from these stages will be read both in respect to specific historical contexts and to the type of conventions of representation this absence helped shape. Another central concern of this course will be the structural link between gender construction and performativity as this has been expressed by recent psychoanalytical and gender theory. In this context recent developments in Queer theory will be discussed with examples from Camp and Drag performance.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : Purchase of essential texts as required.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

English Literature, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 1 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To assess the structural relationship between gender representation and theatrical convention.
To become theoretically aware of the recent developments in gender theory and how they impact on performance.
To learn aspects of theatre history.
The increase awareness of performance theory.
To apply aspects of literature and cultural theory to performance.