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Undergraduate Course: Japanese Performing Arts 4 (ASST10117)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaAsian Studies Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course aims to introduce students to Japanese performing arts in their historical, cultural and performative context; and to enable them to analyse and appreciate different kinds of performance that incorporate Japanese performing arts.
The course will deal in detail with noh, kabuki and bunraku: these are the three best known and most widely staged traditional Japanese performing art forms, and all combine acting, music and dance. Key aspects of these forms will be examined using examples from audio-visual performance recordings as well as the scripts of selected plays. Additionally, the course content will cover the major movements in Japanese theatre in the period since 1868 and introduce scripts from modern theatre that have been translated into English, focussing on those that have been performed in Edinburgh. Attention will also be paid to the reception of Japanese performing arts abroad and examples of non-Japanese performances that have used Japanese techniques of performance.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed ( East Asian Civilization 1 (ASST08031) OR East Asian Civilization 1A (ASST08032) OR East Asian Civilization 1B (ASST08033)) AND ( East Asian Civilization 2 (ASST08036) OR Pre-modern East Asia to 1600 (ASST08039))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements As an alternative to the above pre-requisites, it is RECOMMENDED that students have passed TWO literature-based courses offered in the first and second years in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures.
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLectureLecture1-11 09:00 - 10:50
First Class Week 1, Thursday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. 24 Buccleuch Place, 1.07
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who have completed the course successfully will be able to:

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the historical and cultural background to the performing arts in Japan

Identify, understand and explain the key features of traditional performing art forms

Present information and express ideas on Japanese performing arts cogently in both oral and essay form

Analyse and appreciate different kinds of performance that incorporate Japanese performing arts
Assessment Information
3500 essay 80%
Class participation 20%
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Helen Parker
Tel: (0131 6)50 4230
Email: Helen.Parker@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr David Horn
Tel: (0131 6)50 4227
Email: david.horn@ed.ac.uk
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