Seminar of Criticism 6
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 207SKK6 | ZK | 4 | 3T | Czech | summer |
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
To teach students to consider theatre in relation to other arts disciplines and in cultural and societal contexts. To connect ideas about theatre to the context of other - philosophic, religious, scientific, and political thought currents. To exercise creation and formulation based on an analysis of not only the work itself but also societal contexts.
To guide students in writing essays at a good level. To cultivate overlaps of trades writings with writings for a wider public. To recognize and avoid thought and language cliches.
Mode of study
Discussion, text analysis, analysis of recorded theatre performances or films, attendance at theatre performances.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Student's should have completed Critique Seminar 1-2. No other requirements.
Course contents
The course content is the understanding of the purpose of critique as part of a theatre (stage) work, such as a review necessary for the further development of theatre arts.
Curriculum
1/ Critique as a professional judgement of a work.
2/ The objectivity and Subjectivity of the critique.
3/ Critics and basis for professional judgement of a stage work.
4/ Critique structure and 'genres' of critiques in relation to their definition (journal, professional periodical, radio, internet, festival...).
5/ The art of describing acting performance and basis for its judgment.
6/ Excursion to the history of Czech theatre review and works of the most important personalities.
Recommended or required reading
The course has no summary work. Collections of prominent Czech theatre critics. The following list is merely for orientation:
Neruda, Jan: Kritické spisy, Praha, 1909 -1911
Mikovec, F. B.: Pražská Thálie kolem 1850, Praha, 2010
Šalda, F. X.: Kritické projevy 1 - 13, Praha, 1949-83
Vodák, Jindřich: Kritické dílo, zvláště pak sv. 4 Shakespeare, Praha, 1950
Tille, Václav: Kouzelná moc divadla, Praha, 2008
Kraus, Karel: Divadlo ve službách dramatu, Praha, 2001
Machonin, Sergej: Šance divadla, Praha, 2005
Lukeš, Milan: Divadlo našeho věku, Praha, 2009
Assessment methods and criteria
Credit and the exam are awarded primarily based on participation thorughout the entire course. Another necessary condition for credit is completion of a paper (defended in a discussion), or completion of a test evaluating the students view and bearing in contemporary theatre events and writing ability (including a Czech spelling and grammar test).
Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:
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| Thu | 14:30–16:00 | Radmila HRDINOVÁ | Učebna S410 (DAMU) Karlova 26, Praha 1 |
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The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Theory and criticism (B.A.) (required subject)