| Course title | Theatre Criticism Seminar |
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| Course code | KDU/SDK |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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The course is not taught regularly. It is based on independent work by students on their own reviews for Diva Base (or other theatre-critical periodicals) and their own reading of theatre reviews and criticism.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the seminar is to enable students to develop their ability to reflect on a theatre performance in writing, in close collaboration with the Divá Báze editors, and to publish on this platform. The development of critical skills is also done through the actual reading of theatre reviews and critiques.
The student is able to: - express his/her own critical judgement, discuss and defend his/her opinions with professionally formulated arguments on the basis of an analysis of a theatre artefact; - create a structured critical text analysing a contemporary theatre artefact. (S)he can critically assess and confront individual theatrical events and place them in a broader context of style, genre or type. (S)he has the competence to work independently as a critic in print and electronic media. |
| Prerequisites |
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An interest in written reflection on theatre and a willingness to improve this competence.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Essay, Student performance
Credits will be awarded for: - writing 2 reviews for Divá báze (or another theater criticism periodical) and editing them based on feedback - responsiveness (no more than a 5-business-day delay) - independent work: regularly reading reviews and critiques (Divadelní noviny, Podhoubí, KriTh...; at least 1 text per week) |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Theatre and Performance studies (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Theatre and Performance studies (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |