Undergraduate Course: Introduction to European Theatre (CLLC08002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is designed to introduce students to the history and variety of European theatre, to develop reading strategies for dramatic texts and an awareness of the history of performance practice. It involves working in groups. |
| Course description |
The course is team-taught, the programme consisting of a range of texts selected from the list below (plus others that become available as staff return from leave), and taught in two-, three- or four-week blocks, as appropriate.
The course will open with 2 sessions on the relationship of text to performance, and on the European dimensions of the course.
French Classical Theatre: Racine, Corneille, Molière (Dr Véronique Desnain)
Racine, Iphigenia
Corneille, The Theatrical Illusion
Molière, Scapin the Schemer
Friedrich Schiller: Maria Stuart (Prof Peter Davies)
Peter Weiss: Marat / Sade (Prof Peter Davies)
Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot / Endgame (Prof Jean Duffy)
Gerhart Hauptmann: Lonely Lives (Dr Laura Bradley)
August Strindberg: Miss Julie (Dr Helen Lunden)
Federico García Lorca, Blood Wedding (Dr José Saval)
Fabrizio Gifuni: Gadda goes to War (Dr Alberto Godioli)
Karel Capek: R.U.R. (Dr Smith)
Václav Hável: The Garden Party (Dr Smith)
Jean Genet: The Maids / The Blacks (Dr Claire Boyle)
The programme will vary from session to session, depending on staff availability, but the aim is to ensure that each of the DELC language areas is represented by at least one teaching block. The course will be delivered using texts in English translation, and the texts used will be readily available in translation.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 80 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 44,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
150 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One essay (2,000-2,500 words)(50%) and one two-hour examination (50%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a broad understanding of European theatre since the Classical period, including major periods and representative authors.
- Appraise texts within their historical and cultural contexts using appropriate literary vocabulary and terminology, and a range of critical approaches, and methods of interpretation.
- Engage with and interpret layers of meaning within individual texts and between groups of texts.
- Develop effective communication, presentation and interaction skills across a range of media.
- Demonstrate self-reliance, initiative, and the ability to work flexibly with others as part of a team.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | IET |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alexandra Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 1381
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr David Lonergan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6949
Email: |
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