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170610 SE MA 1.2. "Processes of Theatricality and Mediality" (2023W)

Staging Race and Gender in the Early Modern

7.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 17 - Theater-, Film- und Medienwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The seminar will be held, in sessions of 4 SWS each, on the following dates:
Oct. 9, Oct. 23, Oct. 30, Nov. 13, Nov. 27, Dec. 11, (possibly) Jan. 8.

  • Monday 09.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
  • Monday 23.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
  • Monday 30.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
  • Monday 13.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
  • Monday 27.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
  • Monday 11.12. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde
  • Monday 08.01. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 2H467 UZA II Rotunde

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This class belongs to the field of Theatre Studies and the subfield of Theatre Historiography. It offers an introduction (with in-dept case studies) into Early Modern conceptions of race and gender, in the context of the theatre stage but also beyond. The geographical focus of the course and its case studies is on Western Europe, including geographies colonized by Europe in the early modern period (ca. 1500-1800, with occasional recourses to the Middle Ages). Case studies include include examples of Elizabethan theatre, Italian theatre forms and Spanish theatre of the Siglo de Oro).

The theoretical literature for this class include contributions from History and Literary Studies, Postcolonial & Decolonial Studies, Feminist Studies, Queer Studies, and Critical Race Studies.

The seminar will be held, in sessions of 4 SWS each, on the following dates:
Oct. 9, Oct. 23, Oct. 30, Nov. 13, Nov. 27, Dec. 11, (possibly) Jan. 8.

The didactic formats of the seminar depend on the number of participants, meaning they are still open to change until the start of the semester.
Plenary discussions with preparatory readings, group work phases and student-led moderations are planned. As part of the class (compulsory for passing), the seminar participants will keep a research journal with weekly entries.

Assessment and permitted materials

To pass this class, the following exam components are required:

50%: written essay with deadline of 20.02.2024.

Format of choice:
EITHER
term paper (>30,000 characters/15 pages)
OR
1 set (3 pieces) of "Decolonial Historiographic Postcards" after Kosasa/Tomita, consisting of 1 part graphic work and 1 part commentary (max. 200 words each), either analog (scanned) or digital (more details on Moodle)

25% Research Journal, compiled weekly during the the course of semester (written)

25% Moderation/Adopt-A-Text (oral) during the course of the semester.

Participation in feedback formats and discussions that is productive for the seminar group is required.

Depending on the number of participants, these modalities may still change up to and including after the first session, for didactic reasons.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

You may miss max. 1 unit (=4SWS).

To pass the course, all partial requirements (s.a.) must be passed with a grade of at least "sufficient".

Examination topics

Materials for the assessment and grading are: the readings and case studies discussed in the course; as well as contributions and discussions within the seminar. The development of own research questions and their application to self-selected objects is part of the assessment (=part of the term paper/postcard project)

Reading list

Materials will be provided at the beginning of the semester via Moodle and/or u:search.
Independent research for additional literature is expected for class work.
The literature for this seminar is, with a few exceptions, in English.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: We 13.09.2023 10:27