Course: Features of European Theatre and Performance

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Course title Features of European Theatre and Performance
Course code KDU/FETP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
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.
  • Pavlišová Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bernátek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kubina Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Veselková Veronika, Mgr.
Course content
The course aims to familiarize the students with the so-called theories of emotions and the way in which they can be employed in performance analysis. The individual perspectives and methodological approaches will be introduced in a series of case studies, spanning European history from ancient times up to now. 1.-2. Introduction to the theories of emotions (9 and 16 Feb, Eliška Kubartová) 3.-4. Kinaesthetic Empathy and Mimesis in Medieval Performance (23 Feb and 1 March, Eliška Kubartová) 5.-7. Passionate politics: emotions and cultural performance (8, 15 and 22 March, Lukáš Kubina) 8.-9. Emotions in / through Dance: 1) Dance as an Act of Overcoming Trauma; 2) Dance as a Proof of the Resilience of Human and His (Cultural) Identity: Focus Ukraine (29 March, 5 and 12 Apr, Jitka Pavlišová) 10. Anthropological Perspectives on Emotions: East Asian Performance (19 Apr, Veronika Veselková)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation, Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 1 hour per semester
  • Attendace - 2 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 38 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course aims to familiarize the students with various aspects of the so-called theories of emotions and the way in which they can be employed in performance analysis.
The students will be able to: - employ standard terms used in emotion studies; - identify the aesthetic, social, and performative contexts relevant for the analysis of emotions throughout history up to now; - analyze various performative strategies of creation, maintenance, and destabilisation of cultural emotional paradigms and the subsequent performative practices and define their place in the development of various theatrical and performative genres.
Prerequisites
The course is taught in English.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance, Seminar Work, Final project

Written assessment in English (3 pages) or an oral exam based on given topics and literature. Participation is obligatory in the seminar, 25% of absence (3 lessons) without an official confirmation is allowed.
Recommended literature
  • Cairns, Douglas et al. (2019). A Cultural History of the Emotions. London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney.
  • CAMPEGGIANI, Pia. (2022). Theories of Emotion. Expressing, Feeling, Acting. London, New York, Dublin.
  • CERTEAU, Michel de. (1984). The practice of everyday life. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • KERSHAW, Baz. (1992). The politics of performance: radical theatre as cultural intervention. New York: Routledge.
  • PAVIS, Patrice. (2003). Analyzing Performance Theatre, Dance, and Film.. Michigan: University of Michigan Press.
  • RAI, Shirin, Milija GLUHOVIC, Silvija JESTROVIC a Michael SAWARD. (2021). The Oxford handbook of politics and performance. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • STETS, Jan, Jonathan H. TURNER (edd.). (2006). Handbook of the Sociology of Emotions. New York.


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: -