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Lecturer(s)
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Bernátek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Hanáčková Andrea, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. The Anthropocene and its political and cultural aspects. 2. Strategies and tactics of climate change denial and greenwashing in art 3. Theatre and the representation of climate change: a case study of Club Real: organismic democracy and the presentation of research agendas. 4. Current trends in the "greening" of theatre institutions: A case study of the Broadway Green Alliance. 5. Theoretical paradigms for understanding culture in the "new climate regime": Bruno Latour, 6. Theoretical paradigms for understanding culture in the "new climate regime": Donna Haraway 7. Ecocriticism and ecodrama: How are human and non-human experiences of the climate crisis thematised in dramatic texts? A case study by Manuela Infante: Estado vegetal 8. How can the social and political dimensions of the climate crisis be intertwined? A case study by Milo Rau: The Congo Tribunal 9. Scenography and contemporary environmental theatre: A case study by Tanja Beer 10. The ethical dimension of dealing with the inhuman: A case study by Rimini Protokoll Temple dui présent: Solo for an octopus. 11. Posthumanism and performing spaces outside the performing arts: A case study of Pierre Huyghe 12. Performativity and the aesthetic practices of climate movements: a case study of the Red Rebel Brigade 13.Summary of the course, examples of the application of knowledge in practice, evaluation of learning and discussion.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to explore and the relationship between the performing arts and the climate crisis. Students will learn about basic concepts of aesthetics and critical cultural theory with a focus on the Anthropocene, the climate crisis and, more generally, the representation of the human/non-human relationship in the performing arts. The course also aims to understand the range of responses to climate change in culture, from radical political activism to to climate change in culture, from radical political activism to new dramaturgy to new dramaturgies and greenwashing. Attention will therefore be paid to the basic facts of climate change, the different ways of arguing for cultural change, and the cultural transformation, as well as an analysis of the rhetoric of denial.
The student will gain basic information about the climate crisis and its social and environmental aspects, the ways in which theatre institutions can adapt to climate change, and aesthetic practices for presenting reflections on current social challenges in the Anthropocene. Students will also practice group work, public speaking, and critical and creative thinking. The course is formally taught as a seminar and therefore emphasises interactive and dialogic modes of learning, supplemented by interpretation. The course is also based on self-study and discussion of regularly read professional and artistic texts in English and Czech, as well as analysis of audiovisual examples.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Final Report
The course has a combined end. You will be awarded credit for a 15-minute presentation of your own research and will be assessed on the basis of your presentation. They will then be assessed on a written report of the results of their research of 10 standard pages (18,000 characters including spaces, adhering to professional standards). If there is any confusion about the material covered, I recommend that you contact the teacher in good time and take advantage of the office hours.
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Recommended literature
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