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| Semester | spring semester 2018 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Peter Robert Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | As its title suggests, this course addresses "Play for Today", a British television drama series, produced by the broadcast on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. There are more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels. The series is defining in British TV as an anthology that includes generation defining drama, and was an outlet for challenging and experimental work. The plays we will deal with are to include: "Nuts in May"; "Abigail's Party"; "Bar Mitzvah Boy"; "The Black Stuff", and more (depending on availability). Often talking to a wider audience, in everyday settings and yet dealing with the human condition, "Play for Today" is a great resource for considering a particular period of British culture and social formation. We will watch, discuss, and analyse. |
| Learning objectives | Students will learn about a key decade in British TV drama, and become familiar with key players, many still relevant today. As well as working with the content of the plays, students will rehearse giving presentations and leading class discussions, and taking minutes. A written assignment internal to the course will be set. |
| Bibliography | A reading list will be announced. |
| Admission requirements | Open only to registered students of English |
| Course application | Please register by e-mail to alex.van-lierde@unibas.ch by 1 February. The number of participants is limited to 24 students. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Introduction to Academic Communication in English (Bachelor's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Assessment will be conducted throughout the course and will involve spoken as well as written assignments to complete. |
| 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 |