Media, film, theatre: British and American Theatre and Performance 2510-f2ENG1S-MFT-BAT

https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=4867 (term 2022/23L)

During the course students will have an opportunity to read and discuss the works by theatre theoreticians and practitioners, interviews and performance documents. Particular emphasis will be put on experimental theatre forms.

As a learning outcome the students will be expected to obtain specialized knowledge in selected aspects of Anglophone theatre and the ability to critically interpret, classify and assess theatrical events and tendencies in Anglophone cultures.

- Introduction
- Semiotics of theatre
- The Empty Space
- Theatre anthropology
- Environmental theatre
- Postdramatic theatre
- Contemporary British theatre
- Theatre institutions
- Minorities theatres
- American experimental theatre
- Performance art in America
- Feminist theatre
- In-yer-face theatre

Total student workload

Contact hours with the teacher: - participation in classes - 30 hrs - consultations – 10 hrs - teacher-assisted activities – 10 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for classes – 10 hrs - preparation for assignments and presentation - 10 hrs - writing an essay - 5 hrs. Altogether: 75 hrs (3 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

The student: W1 - has in-depth and systematized knowledge of research-related terminology and methodology applied in the study of theatre (K_W07). W2 - has in-depth and systematized knowledge on selected aspects of British and American theatre (K_W09)

Learning outcomes - skills

The student U1 - is able to use various communication channels and new technologies to carry out his or her research on theatre and present its results in English (K_U04). U2 - is able to show others the reasons for and means of life-long learning with reference to Anglophone theatre (K_U10). U3 - is able to critically analyse and interpret various cultural texts, use specialist terminology and justify the selected methodology in the field of theatre studies (K_U13). U4 - is able to formulate critical opinions about cultural artefacts, such as theatre performances, on the basis of academic knowledge and experience. The student is able to present their critical opinions in various forms and media. (K_U15).

Teaching methods

seminar case study presentation project

Course coordinators

Edyta Lorek-Jezińska

Assessment criteria

Assessment methods:
- presentation W1, W2, U1, U2, U3, U4,
- mini-presentation W1, W2, U1, U3, U4
- active participation in discussion W1, W2, U1, U2, U3, U4
- essay W1, W2, U3, U4

Assessment criteria:
The final mark consists of the assessment of:
- presentation (20% of the final grade)
- participation (discussion/Moodle assignments) (20% of the final grade)
- mini-presentation (10% of the final grade)
- essay (50% of the final grade)

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 2510-f2ENG1S-MFT-BAT in USOSweb