Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | Theorising Theatre and Performance | ||
Code | ENGL104 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr HG Greenstreet English Hannah.Greenstreet@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2023-24 | Level 4 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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In general terms, the purpose of this module is to help students understand how theatre and performance demands different critical tools for interpretation to prose and poetry. It will help to extend their knowledge of literary, critical and cultural theory into the overlapping field of theatre and performance studies. For those interested in making theatre as a career, it will help them to critically assess what theatre is, what it is for, and how it relates to other forms of performance (performance art, dance etc.). Specifically, this module will help students to: - Understand how the key approaches to analysing theatre and performance. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Students will acquire analytical skills and vocabulary appropriate to university-level work and be able to use them appropriately in relation to a range of sources from different historical periods and social contexts. |
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(LO2) Students will have the ability to construct and support argument in written or spoken forms suitable for academic work and be able to participate constructively in group discussions. |
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(LO3) Students will have an awareness of cultural, theoretical and historical contexts of literature and language use. |
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(LO4) Students will have an understanding of the dramatic genre and theory in relation to various contexts. |
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(S1) Students will have the ability to analyse and interpret sophisticated texts closely and critically. |
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(S2) Students will have the ability to relate literary and theoretical texts and approaches to different kinds of context (e.g. historical, sociological and political). |
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(S3) Students will have the ability to write with appropriate subject knowledge, using appropriate approaches and terminology. |
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(S4) Students will have the ability to apply theoretical approaches to dramatic text and performance. |
Syllabus |
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The syllabus may typically include, but is not limited to: Key approaches to analysing theatre and performance Library resources will be accessible through the module reading list, other key learning resources will be accessible through Canvas |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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This module will be taught by 1 x weekly 1-hour tutorial with small group and 1 x weekly 1-hour workshop with whole cohort (F2F or online, as appropriate). Schedule directed student hours: 2 hours weekly for 11 weeks = 22 hours Notes: The majority of teaching will be delivered face to face on campus. Online delivery will be used to complement the on campus delivery and where technology affords a better learning experience. |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
11 |
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22 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 128 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Draft slides for main presentation. Not anonymous. No resit. | 0 | 0 | ||||
Narrated slideshow presentation using PowerPoint or similar. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. | 10 | 40 | ||||
Essay. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. | 0 | 60 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |