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Postgraduate Course: Theatre, Performance, Performativity (CLLC11125)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis 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's 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.
Course description This 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. It will also explore such concepts as performativity, theatricality and body politic with the help of various theoretical approaches. The course will study these topics: Philosophy and Anti-theatricality; Performance and Performativity;
The Performing Body; The Body Natural vs The Body Politic; Cruelty and Theatre; Theatre and poetry; Theatre and Music;
Post-dramatic Forms of Performance (Happenings and Other Instance); Censorship and Drama.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  15
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 155 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) Contact hours include a 1 to 1 formative assessment meeting where oral feedback will be given.
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 4000 Word Essay (100%)
Feedback The postgraduate students enrolled into this course are encouraged to submit their essay outlines to the Course Coordinator (approximately 500 words) during weeks 9-11. They will receive a feedback as part of their formative assessment within 7-10 days. Their essay feedbacks will be available within 15 days. Students are welcome to make an appointment with the Course Coordinator during office hours in order to discuss their essays, critical approaches suitable for their topics, library resources, etc. They could also receive an oral feedback on their conceptual framework during such a consultation on one-to-one basis.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. 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.
  2. Further explore in detail a range of dramatic and quasi-dramatic material and discourses from different historical periods and cultures.
  3. Develop an understanding of the relationships between specific performance practices and theories of performativity.
  4. Deepen their knowledge and understanding of selected themes and topics in ways that enable them to select and execute an independent piece of research.
  5. 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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Contact hours includes workshops with visiting artists.
KeywordsTPP,Drama; Performance; Post-dramatic forms of Performance; Theatricality and anti-theatricality
Contacts
Course organiserDr Alexandra Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 1381
Email: Alexandra.Smith@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Kara Mccormack
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
Email: Kara.McCormack@ed.ac.uk
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