Course: Guest Lecturer ( Performance) 2

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Course title Guest Lecturer ( Performance) 2
Course code KDU/GLP2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
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.
  • Kubina Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Pavlišová Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bernátek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
In winter term 2024, the course will be led by Theresa Eisele from the Institute for Theatre, Film and Media Studies at the University of Vienna. The course will focus on current topics of theatre historiography, namely feminism and women history, in relation to Jewish theatre culture. The course will take place on Thursday and Friday, 5 and 6 December, as indicated in the course schedule.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
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.
Prerequisites
The course is usually taught in English.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary), Seminar Work, Final project

- 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.
Recommended literature
  • DAVID, Ann R., HUXLEY, Michael, and WHATLEY, Sarah, (eds.). Dance fields: staking a claim for dance studies in the twenty-first century. Binsted, Hampshire: Dance Books. 2020.
  • Pavis, Patrice. Analysing performance: theater, dance, and film. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 2003.
  • SCHECHNER, Richard a BRADY, Sara, ed. Performance studies: an introduction. London: Routledge. 2013.
  • ZARRILLI, Phillip B. (ed.). Theatre Histories: An Introduction. New York: Routledge. 2009.


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 and Performance studies (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theatre and Performance studies (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -