Postgraduate Course: Theatre, Performance, Performativity (CLLC11125)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This 20 credit course will examine the ways in which the modern and contemporary thinking of performance has demanded an exploration of both the social force and functionality of theatre, on the one hand, and of the extra-theatrical powers of performance, on the other. The course will consider how theatre&Šs political potential has been understood by practitioners and critics, as well as how it has been made the object of power through censorship. It will also explore the model of social force articulated in versions of the concept of performativity, and the sometimes fraught place of theatre, theatricality and theatrical performance within such theories. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will:
&ˇ further develop their knowledge and understanding of the ways in which performance and theatre have been discussed in a broad range of historical and contemporary contexts, providing a clear sense of the longe duree of theatrical and dramatic theory.
&ˇ further explore in detail a range of dramatic and quasi-dramatic material and discourses from different historical periods and cultures.
&ˇ develop an understanding of the relationships between specific performance practices and theories of performativity.
&ˇ Deepen their knowledge and understanding of selected themes and topics in ways that enable them to select and execute an independent piece of research.
&ˇ Gain a grasp of the methodological issues and problems of dramatic and cultural analysis, equipping them with experience of creating original academic work to underpin (where appropriate) further interdisciplinary research at PhD level.
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Assessment Information
| 4000 Word Essay (100%) |
Special Arrangements
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Olga Taxidou
Tel: (0131 6)50 3611
Email: Olga.Taxidou@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Heather Elliott
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
Email: Heather.Elliott@ed.ac.uk |
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