Precarity in contemporary theatre
| Title | Η ΕΠΙΣΦΑΛΕΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΣΥΓΧΡΟΝΟ ΘΕΑΤΡΟ / Precarity in contemporary theatre |
| Code | ΔΕ0108 |
| Faculty | Fine Arts |
| School | Drama |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Maria Fragkou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600021683 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos THeátrou (2019-sīmera)
Registered students: 30
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dramatología-Parastasiología | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600233185
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600233185
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=16855
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=16855
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΣΤ0900 (PRE-REQUISITE)
General Prerequisites
The pre-requisite for this module is ΣΤ0900 Introduction to Shakespeare's theatre
Learning Outcomes
After completing the module students will have:
*gained a secure understanding of analysing theatre and performance using interdisciplinary tools
*familiarised themselves with contemporary theoretical issues in the area of world theatre
*gained an in depth knowledge of the relationship between theatre and society
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- 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)
1. Introduction to precarity
2. The construction of otherness: on the empire
3. On slow violence: theatre and climate change
4. Vulnerability and human rights
5. Gendered precarity
6. Body, borders and risk
7. Affect as politics
8. Vulnerability and politics of care
9. Class and insecurity
10. Precarious work and theatre
11. Screening of The Encounter
12. Discussion with theatre makers on the role of documentary theatre and precarity
13. Overview and preparation for essay submission
Keywords
precarity, vulnerability, human rights, gender, climate crisis, labour, social class, theatre, performance
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Powerpoint presentations and audiovisual material, guest speakers and use of the e-learning platform.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | 39 | 1.6 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 30 | 1.2 | |||
| Written assigments | 36 | 1.4 | |||
| Oral presentation | 20 | 0.8 | |||
| Total | 125 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
1. Oral presentation based on each week's reading 35%
2. Written research essay 50%
3. Class participation and attendance 15%
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Participation (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Ειρήνη Αβραμοπούλου (επιμ.), Το συν-αίσθημα στο πολιτικό. Υποκειμενικότητες, εξουσίες και ανισότητες στο σύγχρονο κόσμο, Νήσος, Αθήνα, 2018.
2. Marvin Carlson, Performance: μια κριτική εισαγωγή, μτφ. Ελευθερία Ράπτου, Παπαζήση, Αθήνα, 2014.
3. Erika Fischer-Lichte, Θέατρο και μεταμόρφωση: προς μια νέα αισθητική του επιτελεστικού, μτφ. Νατάσα Σιουζουλή, Πατάκη, Αθήνα, 2013.
4. Τζούντιθ Μπάτλερ, Ευάλωτη ζωή: η δύναμη του πένθους και της βίας, μτφ. Μιχάλης Λαλιώτης και Κώστας Αθανασίου, Νήσος, Αθήνα, 2009.
5. Δήμητρα Μακρυνιώτη (επιμ.), Τα όρια του σώματος, Νήσος, Αθήνα, 2004.
6. Zygmunt Bauman, Ρευστοί καιροί. Η ζωή στην εποχή της αβεβαιότητας, Μεταίχμιο, Αθήνα, 2009.
Additional bibliography for study
Αθηνά Αθανασίου (επιμ.), Επιτελεστικότητα και επισφάλεια: η Τζούντιθ Μπάτλερ στην Αθήνα, Νήσος,
Αθήνα, 2011.
Αθηνά Αθανασίου και Γιώργος Τσιμουρής (επιμ.), «Μετανάστευση, φύλο και επισφάλειες σε συνθήκες
κρίσης», ειδικό τεύχος στο Επιθεώρηση κοινωνικών ερευνών, 140-141 (2013).
https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/ekke/issue/view/440
Γεράσιμος Κακολύρης, «Η ηθική της φιλοξενίας: Ο Ζακ Ντεριντά για την απροϋπόθετη και την υπό
όρους φιλοξενία». Επιθεώρηση Κοινωνικών Ερευνών, 140, 39–55. https://doi.org/10.12681/grsr.55
https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/ekke/article/view/6744/6472
Γεράσιμος Καλολύρης, «Judith Butler: Αλληλεξάρτηση, επισφάλεια και ηθική ευθύνη», Σύγχρονα
Θέματα, 150 -152 (2021): 203-21
Nick Ridout and Rebecca Schneider (επιμ.), Precarity and Performance, ειδικό τεύχος στο TDR, 56.4.
Marissia Fragkou, Ecologies of precarity in twenty-first century theatre: politics, affect, responsibility,
Bloomsbury, Λονδίνο, 2019.
Marissia Fragkou, ‘Strange Homelands: Encountering the Migrant on the Contemporary Greek Stage’,
Modern Drama 61.3 (2018): 301-327.
Μαρίσια Φράγκου, ‘Οι ζωές των «Άλλων»: το θέατρο της επισφάλειας’, Σκηνή, 12 (2020): 40-52.
https://ejournals.lib.auth.gr/skene/article/view/8248/8017
Last Update
04-12-2023
