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69405-01 - Proseminar: The Abbey Theatre: Staging the Celtic Revival 3 KP

Semester Herbstsemester 2023
Angebotsmuster einmalig
Dozierende Thomas Manson (thomas.manson@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn)
Inhalt Since opening in December 1904, Dublin’s Abbey Theatre has been at the centre of Ireland’s fraught socio-political and cultural landscape, responding to the deep injustices of British colonial rule and attempting to form a renewed Irish identity from the debris of the country’s tangled and often tragic past. This search for an Irish identity will form the main focus of this course, namely the Abbey’s vital role as part of the Celtic Revival, a movement which sought to reenchant modern Ireland through a reappraisal of the country’s Celtic heritage. From the ritual theatre experiments of W. B. Yeats to the magic realist plays of J. M. Synge, we will consider how these writers reconciled this return to the past with their own innovative modernist literary strategies in staging a new Irish modernity. This will open onto questions of myth, folklore, anthropology, nationalism and (post)colonialism, as well as the complex interplay between theatre and politics. Moving through the twentieth century to the present day, we will also consider works by the likes of Lady Gregory and Sean O’Casey, as well as contemporary playwrights such as Marina Carr and Enda Walsh, whose plays continue to probe and explore Irish identity in the context of a newly politicized present.
Lernziele Students will gain an understanding of key critical and methodological approaches to Irish theatre (with a particular emphasis on modernism), refining their analytical skills as well their ability to apply theory and wider-historical sources to the texts in question.
Literatur All texts will be made available on ADAM.
Bemerkungen For those who are interested, there will also be the opportunity to explore these texts through practice.
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Teilnahmebedingungen It is strongly recommended that this course is taken only after the successful completion of the "Introduction I: Literary Studies" and "Introduction II: Literary Theory" proseminars.
Unterrichtssprache Englisch
Einsatz digitaler Medien Online-Angebot obligatorisch

 

Intervall wöchentlich
Datum 21.09.2023 – 21.12.2023
Zeit Donnerstag, 16.15-18.00 Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Datum Zeit Raum
Donnerstag 21.09.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Donnerstag 28.09.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Donnerstag 05.10.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Donnerstag 12.10.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Donnerstag 19.10.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Donnerstag 26.10.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Donnerstag 02.11.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Donnerstag 09.11.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Donnerstag 16.11.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Donnerstag 23.11.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Donnerstag 30.11.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Donnerstag 07.12.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Donnerstag 14.12.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Donnerstag 21.12.2023 16.15-18.00 Uhr Nadelberg 6, Raum 11
Module Modul: Introduction to Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor Studienfach Englisch)
Leistungsüberprüfung Lehrveranst.-begleitend
Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung Regular attendance, active participation and presentation.
An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich
Wiederholungsprüfung keine Wiederholungsprüfung
Skala Pass / Fail
Wiederholtes Belegen nicht wiederholbar
Zuständige Fakultät Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch
Anbietende Organisationseinheit Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft

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