SJ0B774 Mexican theatre

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Milada Malá, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:10–15:45 K22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SJIA007 Practical Spanish II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Upon completion, the student will:
- have an overview of the evolution of dramatic forms produced in Mexico, contextualized socio-historically and in relation to contemporary theatrical production to them;
- be able to analyze mexican dramatic texts and expose a relevant interpretation and evaluation of them.
Syllabus
  • Pre-Hispanic Theatre: the substrate of the Mayans and Aztecs stage demonstrations.
  • Baroque Theatre: characteristics of the authors of the Nueva España in the golden age of Spanish classical theater. Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and Juan Ruiz de Alarcon.
  • Theatre after independence: cultural colonialism.
  • Vanguard, revolution and popular theater: the drama of the early twentieth century.
  • Some theoretical concepts: theater renovations in the twentieth century.
  • The birth of the Mexican National Theatre: the Generation of 50.
  • Author Overview theater since 1980.
  • Selected works and authors since 1980.
Literature
    required literature
  • 9 dramaturgos hispanoamericanos. Ottawa, Girol Books, 1998.
  • Rodolfo Usigli, El gesticulador.
  • Teatro mexicano contemporáneo : antología. Edited by Fernando de Ita. 1. ed. Madrid: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1991, 1527 s. ISBN 8437503078. info
  • Sabina Berman, Feliz nuevo siglo, doktor Freud, México, Arte y Escena, 2001.
  • GARCÍA BARRIENTOS, José Luis. Cómo se comenta una obra de teatro : ensayo de método. 1. réimpr. Madrid: Editorial Síntesis, 2003, 367 s. ISBN 9788477388920. info
  • WOBESER, Gisela von. Historia de México. 1a ed. México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2010, 288 s. ISBN 9786071601735. info
    recommended literature
  • PAZ, Octavio. El laberinto de la soledad. México: Fondo de cultura económica, 1993, 259 s. ISBN 8437501784. info
  • DE GARCÍA, Susan Paun. Manual de investigación literaria : cómo preparar infomes, trabajos de investigación, tesis y tesinas. Madrid: Castalia, 2004, 197 s. ISBN 8497400933. info
  • Olguín, David (coord.): Un siglo de teatro en México. México: FCE, 2011.
Bookmarks
https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/FF:SJ0B774!
Teaching methods
In each topic there will be a series of required readings (dramatic texts and theoretical) that the student should prepare in advance.
The presentations by the teacher will alternate with discussion about the work of analysis and interpretation made by the students.
Some thematic blocks shall be borne by guest lecturers.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Análisis de un texto dramático (libre): 30%. El trabajo se presentará la última semana de clase. No hay posibilidad de repetirlo.
Examen final: 70%. El examen (2 horas) consistirá en el análisis de un texto. El estudiante podrá consultar todos los materiales que necesite durante el examen.
El mínimo de puntos para aprobar es 50.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=693
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2019.
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