Dance Scholarship, pro-seminar 2

Course unit code:

107PTV2

Course unit title:

Mode of delivery:

zkouška

Range:

2/T

Type of course unit:

compulsory subject

Level of course unit:

Year of study

1st year

Semester when the course unit is delivered

letní

Number of ECTS credits allocated:

Garant předmětu:

Dorota GREMLICOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Dorota GREMLICOVÁ, Helena KAZÁROVÁ

Study Objectives:

Předmět má poskytnout studentům základní orientaci v oboru taneční vědy, seznámit je s badatelskými institucemi a jejich fondy, připravit je na vlastní odbornou práci a v rámci předmětu jsou vedeni při přípravě seminární práce pro zkoušku před kolegiem děkana. Předmět navazuje na Proseminář taneční vědy 1.

Mode of delivery:

Classes, discussion, text analyses, written work, excursions.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

No requirements. A good bearing in dance issues is requested.

Recommended optional programme components

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

Work in the second semester focuses on dance source issues, heuristics, recognition of the types of dance sources in Czech collections and working with them. In the course students work on their own theory paper which they present at the exam before the dean's committee at the end of the first year of study. The designe of that work is set upon one of the sources (or limited colleciton of mutually related sources) and interpretation. In the exam before the dean's committee, students present it, in principle, in a PowerPoint presentation along with submitting the relative text in printed form.

Study materials:

Petermann, Kurt: Tanzbibliographie, 1-6, 1966-1987.

Warner, M.J.: Notation Scores Catalogue, New York 1984.

Towers, D.: Dance, Film and Video Guide, Pennington 1991.

Belknap, S. Y. ed. A Guide to Dance Periodicals, Gainsville 1959-63.

Chapman, J. A. ed.: Dance Current Awarness Bulletin, Guildford 1983 (pokračuje do současnosti).

Overby, L. Y.; Humphrey, J. H. eds.: Dance Current Selected research, Vol. 1,2, New York 1989, 1990.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Classes

Assessment methods and criteria

Credit is awarded based on:

class participation

completion of assignments

work on a text study for testing before the dean's committee.

During the semester independent reading, competion of course assignments, consistent work on the written study are required. The overall grading is comprised of these items.

Conditions for successfull completion of this course: class participation, study of the literature and other resources, management of the written study in the content, formality, language and methodology aspects.

Language of instruction:

Czech

Work placement(s):

none

Course web page:

Note:

none

Schedule for winter semester 2011/2012:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2011/2012:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

Obor Taneční věda (Bc) (next compulsory subject)