Basics of Theatre Research 1

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Subject guarantor:

Name of lecturer(s):

Pavel BÁR

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Over two semesters, students in gradual steps learn to collect, develop and analyse literary recordings and source documentation material of the most diverse sorts (writings, notes, reviews, photographs, arts artefacts, video recordings, memorabilia, etc.) which are the basic source of information for a theatrological study and which may in the most various of manners be combined and complemented. As well, students acquire information about the potential of and availability to critique studies in the theatre and history of theatre. Students adopt basic principles of creating a professional theatrological study.

Mode of study:

Research, development and analysis of source material, discussions on course and results of research, research review and gradual creation of a professional study.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

No requirements.

Course contents:

The course prepares students in research tasks in theatre history and theory. Its content is the development of selected bibliography, collecting representative written, image or sound source material, its critical evaluation, development of topical commentary and final and extracted results of the research to independent theatrological study.

Recommended or required reading:

Císař, Jan: Jak psát dějiny divadla. In: Miscellanea theatralia - sborník Adolfu Scherlovi k osmdesátinám, Praha 2005.

Císař, Jan: Paměť divadla I. Amatérská scéna 2007, roč. 44, č. 2, s. 69.

Císař, Jan: Paměť divadla, Sborník prací Filozofické fakulty brněnské univerzity, ročník LVII, řada teatrologická (Q), č. 11, Brno 2008.

Janoušek, Pavel: Paměť historie a odvaha k Dějinám, Divadelní revue 2012, roč. 23, č. 1, s. 139-147.

Kotte, Andreas: Divadelní věda - úvod, Praha 2010.

Kratochvílová, Marie (red.): Kde končí umění a začíná věda, a naopak?, Praha 2007.

Miovský, Michal; Čermák, Ivo; Chrz, Vladimír; kol.: Umění ve vědě a věda v umění: Metodologická imaginace, Praha 2010.

Štefanides, Jiří (ed.): O divadle 2008 / Paměť divadla, Olomouc 2009.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Class attendance (min. 70%), independent work, development of research, partial analysis or review of particular issues.

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Schedule for winter semester 2016/2017:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	místnost S412 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) BÁR P. 12:30–14:00 (přednášková par. 1)
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Mon	12:30–14:00	Pavel BÁR	Učebna Karlova 26, Praha 1		přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2016/2017:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Theory and criticism (B.A.) (compulsory subject)