DVMS02 Theatre and madness

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Bernátek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:10–15:45 U36
Prerequisites
Students will know at the beggining of the course prescribed dramas and secondary readings. Course is intentended for MA studetns level.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will be able to analyse phenomenon of maddnes in drama from differenct perspectives: as thema and motive; as dramaturgical problem; in wider antropological and philosophical context.
Syllabus
  • Course will be divided into three working areas:
  • - madness as theme and motive in drama
  • We will discuss following plays:
  • Aischylos: Oresteia
  • Euripides: Orestes, Herakles, Bakchae
  • Shakespeare: Hamlet, Lear
  • Büchner: Vojcek
  • Williams: Streetcar named Desire
  • Kane: Psychosis 4.48
  • - madness as antropological and philosophical issue
  • Than we will discusee following texts:
  • Nietzche: Birth of tragedy
  • Foucault: Madness and Civilisation
  • Artaud: všechny dostupné texty v češtině
  • Deleuze: Thousands Plateaus (chosen parts)
  • - madness in performance
  • Knowlegde will be then applied to chosen performances (list will be added at the begining of the course).
Literature
    required literature
  • ARTAUD, Antonin. Dopisy z Rodez (Přít.) : Lettres de Rodez (Orig.) : Surrealistické texty ; Dopisy z Rodez ; Přisluhovači trýzně. info
  • DELEUZE, Gilles and Félix GUATTARI. Tisíc plošin. Translated by Marie Caruccio Caporale. Vydání první. Praha: Herrmann & Synové, 2010, 585 stran. ISBN 9788087054253. info
  • ARTAUD, Antonin. Heliogabalus, aneb, Korunovaný anarchista ; Tarahumarové ; Tři přednášky v Mexiku ; Van Gogh, zasebevražděný společností ; Skoncovat s božím soudem ; Divadlo krutosti. Edited by Antonin Artaud, Translated by Ladislav Šerý. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1995, 349 s. info
  • ARTAUD, Antonin. Texty [Artaud, 1995-]. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1995. info
  • FOUCAULT, Michel. Dějiny šílenství v době osvícenství :hledání historických kořenů pojmu duševní choroby. Translated by Věra Dvořáková. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1994, 209 s. ISBN 80-7106-085-2. info
  • NIETZSCHE, Friedrich. Zrození tragédie : z ducha hudby. Translated by Otokar Fischer. Praha: Gryf, 1993, 81 s. info
    recommended literature
  • FOUCAULT, Michel. Zrození kliniky. Translated by Jan Havlíček - Čestmír Pelikán. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2010, 244 s. ISBN 9788087378298. info
Teaching methods
seminar discussion, presentations
Assessment methods
Evalation is based on work in seminar and essay on proposed topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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