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Lecturer(s)
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Bernátek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Kubina Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Pavlišová Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Kubartová Eliška, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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In spring term 2025, the course will be led by Asspc. Prof. Dr. Anke Charton from the department for Theatre, Film and Media Studies at the University of Vienna. Contact person: Martin Bernátek (martin.bernatek@upol.cz) Opera History as a historiographic inquiry into Politics of Body, Class and Gender Opera has been proclaimed dead multiple times. Protest against opera houses taking up a majority of public funding in times of increasing cuts while not being the go-to medium for audiences any longer does not abate. Yet opera - as part of the wider term "music theatre" - is still present and its industry continues to shape public images of communities and audiences. This capability allows a look at opera history as an inquiry into constellations of social and cultural history, dating back to the 16th century. This class addresses the politics of opera a as token of class and its reinventions across different social strata (Session 1), opera as gender history in how voices have shifted historically across bodies (Session 2) and opera as a site of memory via sound and affect across different source types (Session 3). 24.02., afternoon Seminar Session 01: Approaching Opera History 25.02., morning Public Lecture, Recitar Cantando - early modern development of Music Theatre 25.02., afternoon Seminar Session 02: Opera: Voice and Gender 26.02., morning Seminar Session 03: Sound, Memory and Affect Learning outcome: Students will problematize homogeneous narratives of theatre history and expand awareness of work with different source types. Students will be able to traditional narratives of theatre history with its wider social contexts and connect them to struggles of national politics, body and gender, affect and subjectivity.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Homework for Teaching
- 1 hour per semester
- Attendace
- 2 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to current developments in performance, dance and theatre studies in a foreign professional context through a series of lectures, seminars or workshops by visiting experts. The name of the speaker or lecturer will be announced at the beginning of the term and the content of the lecture will be based on their professional interests and current research. The lecture series may also include the screening of a thematically selected audiovisual recording.
Students will: - learn about the current state of performance research worldwide, - learn about foreign cultures and strengthen intercultural awareness, - practice using the English language in academic context.
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Prerequisites
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The course is taught in English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Seminar Work
- attendance (100%) - homework (reading assigned academic text or literature in English; watching assigned recordings; listening to assigned audio formats; writing short texts) - active participation in class discussions. - credit is awarded for completing assignments.
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Recommended literature
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FISCHER-LICHTE, Erika. (2014). The Routledge Introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies. London, New York: Routledge.
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