DTS4004

Rethinking Theatre History (12 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Peter Fitzpatrick

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: Students completing 'Rethinking Theatre History' should have acquired: 1. A working awareness of contemporary theoretical perspectives. 2. The capacity to apply specific theoretical approaches to a diverse range of theatrical texts. 3. An ongoing sensitivity, openness and scepticism to shifts in the climate of disciplinary debate. 4. A developed sense of the continuing volatility and contingency of intellectual debate in the field. 5. A sophisticated understanding of the issues underlying those debates at a level appropriate to graduate study. 6. Enhanced confidence in articulating informed arguments and interpretations, in both oral and written form.

Assessment: An exegetical essay (3000 words): 30% + An oral class presentation (equivalent 2000 words): 20% + A long essay (4000 words): 50%

Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Corequisites: DTS4000