Special topics in world theatre: post-war and contemporary British theatre
| Title | ΕΙΔΙΚΑ ΖΗΤΗΜΑΤΑ ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟΥ ΘΕΑΤΡΟΥ: ΤΟ ΒΡΕΤΑΝΙΚΟ ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΑΠΟ ΤΟΝ 20ο ΣΤΟΝ 21ο ΑΙΩΝΑ / Special topics in world theatre: post-war and contemporary British theatre |
| Code | ΣΤ0600 |
| Faculty | Fine Arts |
| School | Drama |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Maria Fragkou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 120000549 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos THeátrou (2019-sīmera)
Registered students: 42
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dramatología-Parastasiología | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Ypokritikī | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Skīnografía-Endymatología | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Skīnothesía | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600233172
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600233172
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=16855
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=16855
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course students will be able to:
-analyse dramatic texts in their historical and sociopolitical contexts
-connect contemporary social issues to dramatic texts
-understand and evaluate dramatic texts in relation to particular aesthetic approaches
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This module focuses on the study of a range of British plays written between the second half of the twentieth century to the present day (Look Back in Anger, Top Girls, Crave, Foxfinder, The Country). Particular emphasis will be given to analysing plays in relation to their specific historical, sociocultural and aesthetic contexts in order to evaluate and understand particular themes such as gender, social class etc. as well as the use of dramaturgical form. We will be using Greek and English sources.
Keywords
British theatre, political theatre, theatre and society, history and world theatre
Educational Material Types
- Podcast
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Powerpoint presentation, audiovisual material, e-learning
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 40 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 60 | 2.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 125 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
1. 2-hour written exam on two questions
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Sarah Kane, Crave, μτφ. Α. Βασιλική Δανιήλ, Κοάν, Αθήνα, 2010.
2. Μάρτιν Κριμπ, Στην Εξοχή, μτφ. Χ. Μπάμπου-Παγκουρέλη, Νεφέλη, Αθήνα, 2002.
3. Τζον Όσμπορν, Οργισμένα Νιάτα, μτφ. Δέσπω Διαμαντίδου, Δωδώνη, Αθήνα, 2014.
4. Mark Fortier, Θεωρία/Θέατρο, επιμ. Μ. Αθανασοπούλου, Gutenberg, Αθήνα, 2021.
5. ‘Ελση Σακελλαρίδου, Σύγχρονο γυναικείο θέατρο: από τη μετα/μπρεχτική στη μετα/φεμινιστική αναπαράσταση. Εκδόσεις Επίκεντρο, Αθήνα, 2012.
6. Χριστίνα Χατζηβασιλείου, Σύγχρονη βρετανική δραματουργία: το θέατρο στα μούτρα (in-yer-face theatre) ως ανάγνωση της κοινωνικής τοπογραφίας του 1990. Εκδόσεις Επίκεντρο, Αθήνα, 2020
Additional bibliography for study
Angelaki, V. (επιμ.) Contemporary British theatre: breaking new ground, Palgrave,
Basingstoke, 2013.
Aston Elaine, Caryl Churchill, Northcote, Λονδίνο, 2001.
Aston Elaine, Feminist views on the English stage, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2003.
D’Monte Roberta and Saunders Graham (επιμ.) Cool Britannia? British Political Drama in the 1990s. Palgrave, Basingstoke, 2008.
Gobert Darren, The theatre of Caryl Churchill, Bloomsbury, Λονδίνο, 2014.
Fragkou Marissia, Ecologies of precarity in twenty-first century theatre: politics, affect, responsibility, Bloomsbury, Λονδίνο, 2019.
Rebellato, Dan, 1956 And All That. Routledge. Λονδίνο, 2003.
Σακελλαρίδου ‘Ελση, Θέατρο-Αισθητική-Πολιτική: Περιδιαβάζοντας τη σύγχρονη βρετανική σκηνή στο γύρισμα της χιλιετίας. Εκδόσεις Παπαζήση, Αθήνα, 2012.
Sierz, A. (2001) In-Yer-Face Theatre: British Drama Today. London: Faber.
Sierz Aleks, The theatre of Martin Crimp. Methuen, Λονδίνο, 2006.
Saunders Graham, Love me or kill me: Sarah Kane and the theatre of extremes, Manchester University Press, Manchester.
Stephenson Heidi and Langridge Natasha (επιμ.) Rage and reason: women playwrights on playwriting. Methuen, Λονδίνο, 1997.
Taylor, J.R, Anger and After: A Guide to the New British Drama. Penguin, Λονδίνο, 1963.
Wandor, M. (2001) Post-War British Drama: Looking Back in Gender. London: Routledge.
Last Update
01-02-2024
