Course: Academic Reading (Theatre)

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Course title Academic Reading (Theatre)
Course code KDU/TXTD
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kubina Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bernátek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
In each lesson there will be a debate on the assigned theoretical texts, which students will study in advance.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Teacher: Mgr. Mgr. Lukáš Kubina, Ph.D. The aim of the course is to deepen the students' ability to understand the theoretical text. The emphasis will be on a thorough and critical reading of selected Czech and foreign literature in the field of theatre theory. Students will be encouraged to be able to independently identify the basic thesis of individual texts, their background, acquire professional terminology and place individual studies in a broader context.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: - understand a theoretical text and identify its basic premises, and correctly use professional terminology, - debate the texts in a professional discussion, - place individual texts in the broader context of theoretical reflection on the performing arts.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

Thorough preparation for the seminar consisting of reading the assigned literature and completing interim assignments. Attendance at seminars (min. 75%), active discussion in class, Final examination in the form of a debate.
Recommended literature
  • BUTLER, Judith. (2016). Závažná těla: o materialitě a diskursivních mezích "pohlaví".. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum.
  • FISCHER-LICHTE, Erika, ARJOMAND, Minou, ed. a MOSSE, Ramona, ed. (2014). The Routlege introduction to theatre and performance studies. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • ROUBAL, Jan. (2018). Hledání souřadnic a kontextů divadla.. Brno: JAMU.
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga. (2005). Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách.. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON).


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: -