Course: Theatre Primary Source Analysis

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Course title Theatre Primary Source Analysis
Course code KDU/PDPK
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kubartová Eliška, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to the historical sources science. The theatre historian?s basic outputs, procedures and methods (heuristics, source interpretation, historical facts reconstruction, sources creation). The creation of theatre-historical documentation (repertoire, character, direction list, theatre iconography, electronic machines use, database creation). Institutional acquiring, compiling, depositing and declassifying theatre sources, terminology; archives, museums, libraries.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
Bachelor's degree students will be acquainted with the basics of the work with theatre sources.
Students will know a lot about the process of acquiring, recording, compiling and presenting theatre sources in the institutions. The pieces of knowledge will be useful for the diploma work methodology.
Prerequisites
Course with no prerequisites. Course is only for the students of distance learning of the discipline theatre and film studies!

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Students will participate in at least 3 hours of seminar. Written task: student will describe and analyze an information value of a theatre source. Student will gain credits for a written paper.
Recommended literature
  • Bartoš, Josef. (1999). Úvod do metodiky historického bádání a nauky o pramenech. Olomouc.


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