Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Politics, Crisis and Performance
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	Drama and Theatre Arts
Module Code	10 36198
Module Lead	Dr Ellen Redling
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-10 hours Guided independent study-180 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module explores encounters and interactions between theatre and broader cultural and political performances, especially at this time of crisis (e.g. health, climate, financial etc.). Effectively, it looks at the work theatre does in society through its institutions as well as the practices it employs. In doing so, the sessions investigate the ways in which theatre is shaped by the socio-political conditions in which it occurs, whilst also reflecting on its effect and impact on the broader communities. Students will examine theatre in its local, national and transnational contexts through the analysis of performance events. The module builds on students’ historical knowledge of theatre by encouraging them to apply theory as a means to analyse performance. To this end, the sessions will focus a diversity of materials and case studies and students will write two essays that engage the topical and methodological concerns of the module.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate an ability to conceive performance events as a culturally and politically embedded set of practices – especially in regard to today’s contexts of crisis; Identify connections between materials emerging from within and outside theatre studies, and theorise on the significance of those connections; Produce an analysis of performance that integrates diverse materials and case studies (such as scripts, dramatic criticism, theatre history, performance theory and cultural criticism) in written form; Demonstrate familiarity with major theoretical texts and ideas and appraise their significance in approaching performance.
Assessment	36198-01 : Essay 3500 words : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 3,500 word essay Reassessment: 3,500-word essay (100%)
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