Course: Features of European Theatre and Performance

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Course title Features of European Theatre and Performance
Course code KDU/FETP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kubartová Eliška, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Pavlišová Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bernátek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kubina Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Veselková Veronika, Mgr.
Course content
In the seminars, we will discuss texts dealing with the performative and theatrical aspects of the protest performances. We will analyse examples of contemporary and historical events and focus on different elements of performance: script, acting and spectatorship, choreography, atmosphere, the performativity of the police, tactics of weak and strategies of strong actors, means of symbolic production, and more. Examples will be selected mainly from the new social movements of the 1960s, the anti-globalist movement of the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, and the contemporary environmental movement. Block 1 (Weeks 1-3): Theoretical Foundations and Analytical Frameworks Block 2 (Weeks 4-6): Historical and Contemporary Protest Performances Block 3 (Weeks 7-9): Artistic Activism, Prefigurative Politics, and Field Experience Block 4 (Weeks 10-12): Synthesizing Themes and Final Projects

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation, Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 1 hour per semester
  • Attendace - 2 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 38 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to current theories and concepts dealing with protest culture and protest performances. Students will be introduced to the history of the tactical repertoire of social movements and the methods of its analysis. We will discuss examples of artistic activism, radical theatre and prefigurative politics. Emphasis will be placed on the performative and theatrical aspects of these events and their wider cultural context.
After completing the course, students will be able to apply basic theoretical concepts dealing with the performativity of protest. They can identify the significance of protest events in historical perspective and contemporary culture. Students will be able to analyse tactical repertoire events as cultural performances.
Prerequisites
The course is taught in English.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance, Seminar Work, Final project

Assessment: presentation of the group project, based on literature and field work. Requirements / Assessment 1. Regular and Active Seminar Participation Weekly Readings and Discussions 2. Field Trip Attendance and Reflection Visit to a Cultural Protest Performance Reflective Report 3. Project and Final Presentation Research / Creative Task Presentation and Discussion Literatura Základní APA RAI, Shirin, Milija GLUHOVIC, Silvija JESTROVIC a Michael SAWARD The Oxford handbook of politics and performance. New York, NY: Oxford University Press - Doporučená APA KERSHAW, Baz The politics of performance: radical theatre as cultural intervention. New York: Routledge - Doporučená APA de Certeau, Michel The Practice of Everyday Life
Recommended literature
  • Cairns, Douglas et al. (2019). A Cultural History of the Emotions. London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney.
  • CAMPEGGIANI, Pia. (2022). Theories of Emotion. Expressing, Feeling, Acting. London, New York, Dublin.
  • CERTEAU, Michel de. (1984). The practice of everyday life. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • KERSHAW, Baz. (1992). The politics of performance: radical theatre as cultural intervention. New York: Routledge.
  • PAVIS, Patrice. (2003). Analyzing Performance Theatre, Dance, and Film.. Michigan.
  • RAI, Shirin, Milija GLUHOVIC, Silvija JESTROVIC a Michael SAWARD. (2021). The Oxford handbook of politics and performance. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • STETS, Jan, Jonathan H. TURNER (edd.). (2006). Handbook of the Sociology of Emotions. New York.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theatre Studies (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theatre Studies (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -