| CODE | THS5053 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Specialised Studies in Theatre and Performance | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Theatre Studies | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit enables students to join experienced and international specialists in order to examine current issues and approaches to theatre and performance studies. Visiting specialists will have a '21st century' dimension to their research and areas of expertise, one which will be applied to a variety of contexts, practices, or historical eras. In the weeks leading to the specialists' visits, students will prepare for these sessions through a series of tutor-led seminar-based discussions where recommended preliminary material will be discussed and/or presented. Course material will vary depending on the visiting lecturer but one will expect to tackle such material as new dramaturgies, post-dramatic theatre, embodied practices, and performance hybridity. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims to: (a) draw upon the international expertise of visiting theatre and performance specialists through prior preparation, class engagement, and subsequent application; (b) carry out research and study on a specialised theatre and performance topic that will lead to informed and sustained analysis rather than description; (c) contextualise the specialised topic within broader theoretical/historical/practical paradigms, depending on each specific case; (c) link with other units of the MA in order to deepen the 21st-century dimension of the study. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) synthesise the specialised material and content that (i) is discussed with the visiting lecturer, (ii) emerges from the literary sources, and (iii) is elaborated upon in the seminars; (b) analyse a specialised aspect in theatre and performance through relevant methodologies, depending on the visiting lecturers and the chosen topic; (c) add a further layer to their understanding of 21st-century studies in theatre and performance, enabling them to approach the practice and study of theatre and performance in a more knowledgeable and contemporary manner. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) reflect analytically on the material generated in the course of the unit; (b) synthesize literary sources, lecture material, and seminar discussion; (c) express own ideas in verbal and written forms; (d) work individually and in a group. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Reading list will be set by the visiting lecturers and/or practitioners. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Seminar & Independent Study | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Marco Galea |
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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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