| CODE | ACN5007 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Critical and Contemporary Issues in Dance Studies | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Arts, Open Communities and Adult Education | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit focuses on several frameworks through which dance can be studied, introducing specific research approaches for the study of dance in relation to pedagogical implications and uses. Through case studies and examples, the study-unit provides an introduction to various types of scholarly work in the discipline of dance. It will include the following frameworks: race, gender, culture, (intercultural studies and identity), and politics. Study-unit Aims: - To introduce the students to deeper study of some of the theoretical and methodological stances which have been applied in scholarly dance literature. - To give the student opportunities to consider new kinds of approaches to question, position, and enhance their teaching. - To present a variety of research methods. - To delineate common approaches for investigating dance. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of research methods and frameworks. - Formulate ideas of interpretation, significance, context and aesthetics in dance. - Investigate and analyse the subject matter, analytical framework and literature of given case studies. - Propose their own case studies and examples, exploring them within appropriate frameworks. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify appropriate approaches for application to particular case studies in relation to pedagogy of dance. - Apply particular approaches to case studies within dance education. - Extrapolate and synthesise particular methodologies of approach. - Create/design and discuss individual ideas for research topics. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Carter, A and O'Shea, J (eds.), The Routledge Dance Studies Reader, sec. ed. (New York: Routledge), pp. 335-43. - Franco, S. and M. Nordera. 2007. Dance Discourses: Key Words in Dance Research (London: Routledge). - Lepecki, A. 2004. Of the presence of the body: Essays on dance and performance theory (Middleton, CT: Wesleyan University). Supplementary Readings: - Bunker, J., Pakes, A. and Rowell, B., (eds). 2013. Thinking Through Dance: The Philosophy of Dance Performance and Practices. (Hampshire: Dance Books Ltd). - Thomas, Helen.1995. Dance, Modernity and Culture: Explorations in the sociology of dance (London: Routledge). - Pavis, Patrice. 2003. Analysing Performance: Theater, Dance and Film (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan). - Schechner, Richard .2007. Performance Studies: An Introduction (sec.ed.) (New York: Routledge). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Deborah Williams |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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