DVBKP02 Introduction to Theatre Studies (combined studies)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/2. 4 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Libor Vodička, Ph.D. (seminar tutor), doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 14:10–15:45 G01
Prerequisites
Students must be able to present and defend their own opinions and to accept constructive criticism and advice. Tackling topics in depth and defending the arguments in their written work sharpens their thinking.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
This lesson is drawn out for 1st grade students. The programme is made to introduce the basic resources of theatrology. On succesful completion of the course student will be able to explain elementary theory of Theatre and Play.
Key topics
Introduction into theater studies. 1. Introduction. What is theatre. 2. Theatre studies as a science. Classification of theatrological fields. 3. Theatrological institutions. 4. The department of history of theatre of Moravské zemské muzeum. Work with archive materials. 5. Theatrological literature I. Periodics, textbooks, year-books, dictionaries, encyclopedies. 6. Theatrological literature II. Scholerly publications of theatre theory. 7. Theatrological literature III. Scholerly publications of theatre history. 8. The Archive of the amonal theatre in Brno etc. 9. The databasis and a bibliografy to history, literary history, and history of the theatre etc. 10. The Essentials rules of writing of scientific text. The bibliographic citations. Content, modality, structure. 11. Moravský zemský archiv. 12. Final test.
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • SŁAWIŃSKA, Irena. Divadlo v současném myšlení. Edited by Ivo Osolsobě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Studia Ypsilon, 2002, 479 s. ISBN 80-902482-6-8. info
  • OSOLSOBĚ, Ivo. Ostenze, hra, jazyk :sémiotická studie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 398 s. ISBN 80-7294-076-7. info
    recommended literature
  • OSOLSOBĚ, Ivo. Jiřího Veltruského příspěvek k teorii dramatu (Jiří Veltruský`s Contribution to the Philosophy of Drama). In Jiří Veltruský: Drama jako básnické dílo. Brno: Nakladatelství HOST, 1999, p. 99-163. Strukturalistická knihovna, sv. I. ISBN 80-86055-60-4. info
  • OSOLSOBĚ, Ivo. Zichova filozofie dramatického tvaru (Otakar Zich`s Philosophy of the Dramatic Form). In Otakar Zich: Estetika dramatické umění. Praha: Panorama, 1986, p. 373-399. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
After teacher's presentation of the general and particular features of the subject, students are guided to interpretation of the chosen extracts, and class discussions follow.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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