Postgraduate Course: The Society of the Spectacle (ENLI11015)
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 |
English Literature |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course examines different kinds of theatres that declare political and social critique as their foremost reason of existence. The influence of predecessors like Russian Constructivism and Brecht will be studied. Also the sometimes tense, the sometimes creative relationships between these directly political forms of theatre and other avant-garde forms will be examined. During the sixties and seventies the European Situationists, the Happening of the USA and Europe proposed new ways of relating spectacle to political action. This legacy will be studied both within its own historical context, and as a source of influence on contemporary theatrical practitioners like Augusto Boal. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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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 |
Purchase of essential texts as required. |
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 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
2 hour(s) per week for 1 week(s). |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To become aware of the parallels between political and theatrical movements.
To draw parallels between the European and the US avant-gardes.
To examine specific instances of theatrical projects in their broader contexts.
To be able to identify performance conventions.
To identify these issues within broader issues of cultural theory. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of 4,000 words. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Olga Taxidou
Tel: (0131 6)50 3611
Email: Olga.Taxidou@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3612
Email: j.haigh@ed.ac.uk |
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