DTS3870 - Stages: Issues in theatre history
6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate Faculty of Arts
Leader(s): Chris Worth
Offered
Clayton Second semester 2009 (Day)
Synopsis
This unit will explore the interplay of spaces, audiences, dramatic texts, political and cultural contexts, people and technology at key moments in theatre history. The case studies will be the commercial theatre of Elizabethan England, the theatre of Restoration London, spectacular theatre in gold-rush Melbourne, and the theatrical fortunes of a Shakespeare play. The unit considers theoretical issues involved in theatre history and dramatic writing in order to develop an understanding of the relations between our own theatrical experience and the intertexts of past performances.
Objectives
As for DTS2870
Assessment
Research work/projects: 70% (3150 words)
Class participation and test: 30% 3rd year students are required to demonstrate broader critical reading and greater analytical grasp of the topic than students studying at 2nd year level
Contact hours
2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week