6 ECTS credits
180 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4012322FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
This course gives a critical introduction to the phenomenon of metatheatre as a theoretical and practical reflection on the dramatic genre and the medium of the theatre (text). Adopting a literary historical and theoretical perspective, it examines self-reflexivity in drama and theatre, focussing in particular on contemporary reflections of genre and medium in postdramatic theatre and postdramatic theatre texts.
The course starts with a survey of metatheatre’s development through the past two millennia. Students will then be introduced to different theoretical approaches to metadrama which they are subsequently invited to discuss and apply to plays and theatre productions ranging from Shakespeare’s Hamlet (1600) to Milo Rau’s La Reprise – Histoire(s) du théâtre (I) (2018).
This course is taught in English. Assignments can be written in either English, Dutch, or German.
Additional recommended reading:
Abel, Lionel. Tragedy and Metatheatre: Essays on Dramatic Form, edited and with an introduction by Martin Puchner. New York/London: Holmes & Meier, 2003 [1963]. [VUB library: 820 H 5 ABEL 2003]
Barnett, David. “When Is a Play Not a Drama? Two Examples of Postdramatic Theatre Texts.” New Theatre Quarterly 24.1 (2008): 14-23. [PDF on Canvas]
Hauthal, Janine. Metadrama und Theatralität: Gattungs- und Medienreflexion in zeitgenössischen englischen Theatertexten. Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, 2009. [VUB library: 820 H 5 HAUT 2009]
Hornby, Richard. Drama, Metadrama, and Perception. Lewisburg: Bucknell UP, 1986. [VUB library: on order]
Jarcho, Julia. Writing and the Modern: Theater beyond Drama. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2017. [VUB library: 792 G JARC 2017]
Lehmann, Hans-Thies. Postdramatisches Theater: Ein Essay. Frankfurt/M.: Verlag der Autoren, 2001 [1999]. [VUB library: 830 H 5 LEHM 2001] (English translation: Postdramatic Theatre, translated and with an introduction by Karen Jürs-Munby. London/New York: Routledge. https://monoskop.org/images/2/2d/Lehmann_Hans-Thies_Postdramatic_Theatre.pdf)
Poschmann, Gerda. Der nicht mehr dramatische Theatertext: Aktuelle Bühnenstücke und ihre dramaturgische Analyse. Tübingen: Niemeyer, 1997. [VUB library: 830 H 5 POSC 97]
Puchner, Martin. Stage-Fright: Modernism, Anti-Theatricality, and Drama. Baltimore/London: The Johns Hopkins UP, 2002. [VUB library: 820 H 5 PUCH 2002]
Students can understand and explain various forms of medium- and genre-related self-reflexivity in plays and theatre productions from 1600 to the present. In particular, they will gain a solid knowledge of how postdramatic theatre and postdramatic theatre texts reflect on the conventions of the dramatic genre. Students can critically assess both the primary material covered in this course and the scholarly work devoted to it. Students can formulate an original research project in which one (or several) dimension(s) of self-reflexivity are raised and illustrated, from a conceptual, historical and/or performance-oriented angle.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 20% van het eindcijfer
WPO Praktijkopdracht bepaalt 30% van het eindcijfer
ZELF Paper bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Praktijkopdracht dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie ZELF Paper dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Students are encouraged to take advantage of the interactive tools at their disposal on the e-learning platform CANVAS. Together with their contributions to in-class discussions this will constitute the participatory grade (10%). A second course requirement pertains to an oral presentation (in group) or written exercise(s) (in group) (20%), in which students will practice applying and critically assessing an aspect of the theoretical framework to the course material. Thirdly, students will be asked to write a 3,000 to 5,000-word research paper (50%) that addresses one (or several) dimension(s) of self-reflexivity in a play or theatre production of their own choice (a list with recommendations will be provided in class) by critically engaging with the scholarly work devoted to it. Based on this paper, students will be asked to prepare a 5-minute individual presentation at the oral exam (20%), so as to orally defend their research paper.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de taal- en letterkunde: profiel letterkunde - 1 taal
Master in de taal- en letterkunde: profiel letterkunde - 2 talen
Master in de taal- en letterkunde: profiel intermedialiteit - 1 taal
Master in de taal- en letterkunde: profiel intermedialiteit - 2 talen
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 1 Language (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 2 Languages (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Intermediality - 1 language (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Intermediality - 2 languages (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Educatieve master in de talen: 1 taal (120 ECTS, Etterbeek)
Educatieve master in de talen: 2 talen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek)