Postgraduate Course: Theatre and Society (ELCC11016)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
European Languages and Cultures - Common Courses |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course will present the students with a variety of theatrical genres and theories in their historical context. It will start with a consideration of the unique place of theatre in relation to politics and censorship.
The progression will be chronological from Seventeenth Century French Neo-Classicism, through German Sturm und Drang, Schiller, Ibsen and Naturalism, Hauptmann, to response to the Holocaust in theatre and Natalia Ginzburg&Šs production in 1970&Šs Italy.
The aim is to analyse and reflect on the way in which playwrights negotiate specific social contexts and to evaluate the evolution of drama as a cultural and political medium.
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Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Generally, the intended learning outcomes are similar to those outlined in the Msc Core programme and include the ability to negotiate complex intellectual ideas, in debate as well as in essays and the appreciation of contrasting and evolving viewpoints. Intended learning outcomes specific to this course are:
&ˇTo analyse how theatre has been influenced by and has represented social issues through time and place.
&ˇThe ability to contextualise and frame texts through a historical perspective alongside the development of skills involved in immanent readings of texts
&ˇThe ability to understand text and performance as cultural and theoretical products
&ˇThe ability to analyse form and content and relate them to specific historical developments.
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Assessment Information
| One 4000 words essay |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Veronique Desnain
Tel: (0131 6)50 3054
Email: Veronique.Desnain@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Heather Elliott
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
Email: Heather.Elliott@ed.ac.uk |
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