| CODE | PFA2005 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Performance and Philosophy | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | School of Performing Arts | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is an interdisciplinary unit which attends to issues within both philosophy and the performing arts. It aims to use philosophical perspectives to unpack ideas associated with performance, as well as problematise philosophical issues through performance discourse. The students will be exposed to different perspectives, philosophical concepts and theories, and strategies to question important issues in performance, deepening their engagement with their own practice, as well as their analytical capacity towards other people’s work. The study-unit will present materials in a series of lectures and seminars through readings, case-studies, and reflection on their own work. It will also confront issues related to both the performing arts in general and the particular disciplines of dance, music, and theatre. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims to use philosophical perspectives to unpack ideas usually employed in performance, as well as to problematise philosophical issues through performance discourse. The unit aims to empower the student with tools for critical debate and understanding that will benefit both their practice and the depth of their theoretical understanding of performance, doing this through the study of particular philosophers and philosophical theories and concepts (such as ontology, epistemology, genealogy, aesthetics, hermeneutics, or ideas on style, space, time, and authenticity). Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply current topics in the interrelation between performance and philosophy from different perspectives. - Formulate a critical opinion based on philosophical understandings and frameworks. - Analyse topics, performances, events, or practices through a coherent engagement with philosophical approaches. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Provide critically engaged answers to a wide range of questions concerning topics in the practice of performance through the application of philosophical frameworks. - Link interrelated topics from different areas of both performance and philosophy. - Synthesise and evaluate theories, practices, events, and contexts in performance and philosophy, as well as the main issues emerging from the connection between these disciplines. - Demonstrate communication and presentational skills in writing, debate, and peer presentations. - Demonstrate group skills by devising and producing a joint presentation. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Carroll, N. (2001) Beyond Aesthetics. Philosophical Essays., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Cull Ó Maoilearca, Laura; Laggay, Alice (eds). 2020. The Routledge Companion to Performance Philosophy. (London and New York: Routledge). - Levinson, J. (ed.). 2003. The Oxford Handbook of Aesthetics. (Oxford: Oxford University Press). Supplementary Readings: - Bunker, Jenny, Pakes, Anna, and Rowell, Bonnie (ed.). 2013. Thinking Through Dance: the Philosophy of Dance Performance and Practices (Hampshire: Dance Books Ltd). - Gracyk, T. And Kania, Andrew (eds). 2011. The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music. (London and New York: Routledge). - Rokem, Freddie. 2009. Philosophers and Thespians: Thinking Performance. (Stanford: Stanford University Press). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jeremy Coleman (Co-ord.) Vicki Ann Cremona Mario Frendo Margaret Jean Westby |
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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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