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| Semester | spring semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Melanie Sampayo Vidal (melanie.sampayovidal@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Theatre has been described by different scholars as one of the most public of art forms that exist. Indeed, it has one big advantage compared to other art forms: theatre happens in the immediate interaction with its audience. Performers and spectators are there at the same time and place and can only make the performance possible together. “The focus of a large group of people”, Peter Brook says, “creates a unique intensity”, and he acknowledges: “No tribute to the latent power of theatre is as telling as that paid to it by censorship. In most regimes, even when the written word is free, the image free, it is still the stage that is liberated last. Instinctively, governments know that living event could create a dangerous electricity” (The Empty Space, 1968). In this course we want to explore the vast landscape of theatre plays which ‘stage resistance’, be it on levels of form, language, content or costume. From N’gugi to Shoyinka we will work on text and video material, engaging not only with the plays and the specific contexts from which they emerged, but also, we get a glimpse into theory of theatre analysis. |
| Learning objectives | -Learning about theatre plays and their specific contexts -Learning about theory of theatre analysis -Analyzing a play |
| Bibliography | tba |
| 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: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Media and Imagination (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Politik, Entwicklung und soziale Ungleichheit (Bachelor's degree subject: Sociology) Modul: Sachthemen der Ethnologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Anthropology) Modul: Ungleichheit, Konflikt, Kultur (Master's degree subject: Sociology) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | -Regular and active attendance -Short presentation -one essay (5 pages) |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Soziologie |