Traditional Drama (P00873)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P00873

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in traditional drama. The Nordic countries have embarked on a large-scale project to archive and interpret extant traditions, an initiative which includes Orkney and Shetland. A project with similar aims is underway in Ireland, whilst at the University of Sheffield the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition has established itself as the leading English centre for research into the subject.

This course provides the opportunity to examine the traditional drama of Scotland in its wider context. We have significant holdings of audio and visual material on the seasonal folk drama 'Galoshins', collected, archived and interpreted over many years by academic staff, notably Dr Emily Lyle.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Admission to MSc (T) Scottish Studies

? Co-requisites : Custom and Belief Supernatural World Scotland in the 20th Century

? Costs : None

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Scottish Ethnology, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Friday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Expertise in areas of traditional drama from earliest sources to modern period; awareness of range and variety of approaches to studying drama and knowledge of a substantial number of critical texts from different periods of the life of the drama; knowledge of linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which traditional drama is performed and studied; knowledge of useful and precise critical terminology; skill in close reading and analysis of transcripts and of performance feature.