Undergraduate Course: Japanese Performing Arts 4 (ASST10117)
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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Asian Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The 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. |
Course Delivery Information
|
| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
|
WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Lecture | 1-11 | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| 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
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Helen Parker
Tel: (0131 6)50 4230
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr David Horn
Tel: (0131 6)50 4227
Email: |
|
© Copyright 2012 The University of Edinburgh - 7 March 2012 5:38 am
|
University Homepage