Seminar of Criticism 4

Subject guarantor:

Name of lecturer(s):

Roman SIKORA

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Practical introduction to critical analysis, critical understanding of a text within a production form, monitoring the text-production relationship and transformations of the text within the staged form.

Mode of study:

Moderated discussions, self-review and analysis of one's work and the work of other students, attendance at selected theatre performances.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Student's should have completed Critique Seminar 1-2. No other requirements.

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

The world of contemporary drama and its developmental tendencies. The form of the contemporary theatrical text. Tools of text analysis (Pavis, Eco, Vinaver). Critical approach to a production, critical approach to a text. Relationship between reading and producing a dramatic text.

Recommended or required reading:

J.Císař: Text a scénování - Na okrak pěti inscenací Divadla na Zábradlí

U.Eco: Lector in fabula

P.Christov: Michel Vinaver jako divadelní teoretik

P.Pavis: Divadelní slovník

P.Ricoeur: Struktura a hermeneutika

A. Ubersfeld: Lire le theatre

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Classes

Assessment methods and criteria:

On-going short written papers - completion of a written paper (critical analysis of a text) with an emphasis on text changes; for the award of credit at least 80% attendance and participation in class discussions.

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Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Teorie a kritika (Bc.) (main subject)