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74313-01 - Course: Performance (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Peter Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course will introduce a number of performance practices in what can be divided into two fields: drama or theatre on the one hand, and performance or intervention on the other. This means that we will consider some classic examples of drama texts, while also looking closely and carefully reading art practices that involve performance in different forms. Works included in the material we will consider are Samuel Beckett’s "Not I", Shelagh Delaney's "A Taste of Honey", Sarah Kane’s "Blasted". Performance works will include those by among others Adrian Piper, Simone Forti, Yoko Ono, Valie Export, CAConrad, Rose English, PopeL and more. |
| Learning objectives | Students will learn key terminology referencing drama and performance. Students will learn about major figures in Performance. Students will read central critical texts in drama and performance studies, with the view to integrating and positioning these thinkers into a general understanding of the cultural in general and the political in particular. Students will engage in discussing and critiquing each others' ideas and presentations of short extracts from plays or examples of performance, thus arriving at a synthesis of critical positions through group work. |
| Bibliography | Texts will be announced at the beginning of the course |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Course application | Please register for the course via services.unibas.ch by Monday 3rd February. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Friday | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 21.02.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Friday 28.02.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Friday 07.03.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Friday 14.03.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Fasnachstferien |
| Friday 21.03.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Friday 28.03.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Friday 04.04.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Friday 11.04.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Friday 18.04.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Ostern |
| Friday 25.04.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Friday 02.05.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Friday 09.05.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Friday 16.05.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Friday 23.05.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Friday 30.05.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Auffahrt |
| Modules |
Modul: Introduction to Academic Communication in English (Bachelor's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance, active participation and a specific task of presentation in group work, taking minutes or chairing a meeting. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |