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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY
COURSE CODE: "EN/DR 246"
COURSE NAME: "Global Theater and Performance"
SEMESTER & YEAR:
Spring 2020
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SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
Daniel Connelly
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS:
MW 4:30-5:45 PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS:
45
CREDITS:
3
PREREQUISITES:
Prerequisite: EN 110 with a grade of C or above
OFFICE HOURS:
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course focuses on the core function of theater in time, offering students the study of a selected survey of dramatic literature from various periods in combination with play production and performance. Students will be introduced to the critical principles, terminology, and practical applications of theater studies. They will analyze works of cross-cultural world drama by major writers from a selection of global theatrical traditions.
This is a reading and writing intensive course. Students in 200-level literature classes are required to produce 4-5,000 words of critical writing.
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SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
This course provides a survey of dramatic literature, dramatic theory, and theater criticism in historical context. The material covers Western theater traditions from the Greeks through the Renaissance, as well as classical Sanskrit drama and Japanese Noh theater. This course balances consideration of a broad range of historic and artistic material with a deep engagement with specific texts and historic moments through research, writing, and performance.
Required course materials/study visits and expected expenditure for the students
There will be one trip to an English-language theater production. The approximate cost will be 15 Euros for a ticket.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students in this course will be able to:
· Analyze plays as historic artifacts to articulate how they reflect the contexts in which they were created and originally performed.
· Understand how changes in plays’ structure and content reflect changes in the cultures producing them.
· Interpret historic works to communicate their relevance and relationships to contemporary audiences both verbally, in writing, and in performance.
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TEXTBOOK:
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REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
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GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
| Assignment | Guidelines | Weight |
| Participation | You are required to participate in class discussions and activities. | 10 |
| Theater history/context oral presentation | You will choose a play from the syllabus and present its socio-historical and performance contexts | 10 |
| Research paper | You will write a 1,500-word research paper on a play of your choice selected from the first half of the syllabus. | 20 |
| Performance project | You will compose a short performance project based on particular theatrical traditions. In this class, the theme will be “Revenge”: 750 word minimum composition | 15 |
| Director’s cut: | You will write a 1,000-word director’s approach to one play on the syllabus | 15 |
| Journal | You will write a 750-word (minimum) cumulative journal of your work on and production of the performance project | 10 |
| Final exam and peer review | Your final exam will be the performance of your play from the “Revenge” performance project. You will also be responsible for a peer review of your classmates’ performance projects | 20 |
-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensive knowledge of relevant information or content. This type of work demonstrates the ability to critically evaluate concepts and theory and has an element of novelty and originality. There is clear evidence of a significant amount of reading beyond that required for the course.
BThis is highly competent level of performance and directly addresses the question or problem raised.There is a demonstration of some ability to critically evaluatetheory and concepts and relate them to practice. Discussions reflect the student’s own arguments and are not simply a repetition of standard lecture andreference material. The work does not suffer from any major errors or omissions and provides evidence of reading beyond the required assignments.
CThis is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings.
DThis level of performances demonstrates that the student lacks a coherent grasp of the material.Important information is omitted and irrelevant points included.In effect, the student has barely done enough to persuade the instructor that s/he should not fail.
FThis work fails to show any knowledge or understanding of the issues raised in the question. Most of the material in the answer is irrelevant.
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATION POLICY
You cannot make-up a major exam (midterm or final) without the permission of the Dean’s Office. The Dean’s Office will grant such permission only when the absence was caused by a serious impediment, such as a documented illness, hospitalization or death in the immediate family (in which you must attend the funeral) or other situations of similar gravity. Absences due to other meaningful conflicts, such as job interviews, family celebrations, travel difficulties, student misunderstandings or personal convenience, will not be excused. Students who will be absent from a major exam must notify the Dean’s Office prior to that exam. Absences from class due to the observance of a religious holiday will normally be excused. Individual students who will have to miss class to observe a religious holiday should notify the instructor by the end of the Add/Drop period to make prior arrangements for making up any work that will be missed. The final exam period runs until ____________
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ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic
dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred.
In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment,
may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of
academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student
who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from
the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation
to the President, who will make the final decision.
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STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap.
Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning
of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.
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SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE
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January 20
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Introduction and Orientation
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January 22
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Athenian Theatre
Aristotle, The Poetics, 4th C BCE *hand-out
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January 27
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Theater history/context oral presentations commence 10%
Euripides, The Bacchae (406 BCE)
Norton Anthology: Intro through Greek Theater 1-12.
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January 29
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Aristophanes, Lysistrata (411 BCE)
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February 3
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Roman Theatre
Norton Anthology 12-16
Seneca, Thyestes (60 CE)
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February 5
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Indian Theatre
Norton Anthology: 16-19
Shudraka, The Little Clay Cart (2nd or 3rd century CE)
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February 10
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Japanese Theatre
Zeami: On the Art of the Noh Drama (15th C)
http://www.the-noh.com/en/zeami/index.html
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February 12
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Norton Anthology: 22-25
Zeami, Atsumori (1400)
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February 14
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Christian European Theatre
Norton Anthology 25-31
Anonymous, Everyman (1519)
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February 17
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Early Modern London Theatre
Norton Anthology 31-41
Marlowe, Doctor Faustus (1590-93)
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February 19
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Carey, Tragedy of Mariam (1602)
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February 24
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Johnson, Volpone (1606)
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February 26
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Shakespeare, Macbeth (1606) *hand-out
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March 2
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Webster, The Duchess of Malfi (1613-14)
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March 4
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Research paper due 20%
Commence Performance Journals
Prep for Performance Project (rough draft of short play due): Revenge
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March 16
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Work on performance projects
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March 18
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Performance projects: Revenge
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March 23
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Performance Projects: Revenge
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March 25
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Performance Projects: Revenge
Final draft of performance project play due 15%
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March 30
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Director of ETR’s Macbeth to discuss dramaturgy in class.
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April 1
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Early Modern Spanish Theatre
Norton Anthology 42-45
Lope de Vega “The New Art of Writing Plays”
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April 6
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Neoclassical French Theatre
Racine, Phaedra (1677)
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April 8
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Norton Anthology 45-7
Moliere, Tartuffe (1664-9)
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April 15
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English Restoration Theatre
Norton Anthology 48-50
The Cid Controversy
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April 20
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Behn, The Rover (1677)
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April 22
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German Theatre: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Faust, Part 1 (1808)
Director’s Cut due 15%
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April 27
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Rehearse Performance Project
Journal due 10%
Final Exam TBA: Performance Project – Revenge + Peer Review 30%
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