The course objective is to examine major plays from Ibsen to the present with emphasis on the relationship between theatre and society. By considering aesthetic contexts and nature of audience reception, the course aims to highlight the role of drama with respect to raising social and political consciousness in the audience.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Ayşem Seval
Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
This course is not offered this semester
Office Hour(s)
This course is not offered this semester
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Formal lectures and discussions
Principle Sources
Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
Bertold Brecht, Mother Courage
Samuel Beckett, Waiting For Godot
Caryl Churchill, Cloud Nine
Edward Bond, Lear
Davis Greig, Europe
Mark Ravenhill, from Shoot, Get Treasure, Repeat
Other Sources
Styan J.L. Modern Drama in Theory and Practice: Realism and Naturalism, Cambridge University Press, 1981.
Styan J.L. Modern Drama in Theory and Practice: Symbolism, Surrealism and the Absurd, Cambridge University Press, 1981.
Styan J.L. Modern Drama in Theory and Practice: Expressionism and the Absurd, Cambridge University Press, 1981.
Esslin, Martin. The Theatre of the Absurd, Anchor Books, 1961.
Bentley, Eric, The Theory of The Modern Stage, New York, 1968.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Beginnings of modern drama, masters of realism: Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
2. Week
A Doll's House
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
4. Week
Mother Courage
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
5. Week
Anti-Realism: Absurd Drama
Samuel Beckett, Waiting For Godot
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
6. Week
Waiting For Godot
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
7. Week
From the Modern to the Postmodern:
Caryl Churchill, Cloud Nine
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
8. Week
Midterm Week
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
9. Week
Cloud Nine
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
10. Week
Edward Bond, Lear
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
11. Week
Lear
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
12. Week
David Greig, Europe
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
13. Week
Europe
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
14. Week
Mark Ravenhill, Shoot, Get Treasure, Repeat
Oral presentation, Group Discussions and Term Paper
15. Week
Review
16. Week
Final Exams Week
17. Week
Final Exams Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
2
55
Attendance
70
0
Final Exam
1
45
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Show knowledge of a substantial range of authors, movements and texts from different periods of literary history.
PO-2
Identify the intellectual, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature
is written and read.
PO-3
Employ the necessary skills in the reading, analysis and in appreciation of literature.
PO-4
Recognize, interpret, and comment on rhetorical and figurative language.
PO-5
Identify, distinguish between and assess the distinctive characteristics of texts written in the principle literary genres.
PO-6
Recall and define key terms and concepts relating to language, literature and/or culture.
PO-7
Recognize the role of different social and cultural contexts in affecting meaning.
PO-8
Demonstrate responsiveness to the central role of language in the creation of meaning.
PO-9
Recognize different structures and discourse functions of the English language.
PO-10
Display competence both in written and/or oral expression and in the
communication of ideas in a variety of contexts.
PO-11
Demonstrate critical skills in the close reading, description, interpretation,
and analysis of literary and non-literary texts.
PO-12
Use logical thought, critical reasoning, and rhetorical skills to effectively
construct arguments.
PO-13
Apply guided research skills including the ability to gather, sift, organize and
present information and material.
PO-14
Show competence in planning, preparation and revision of essays,
presentations, and other written and project work.
PO-15
Reflect on ethical and philosophical issues raised in literary, critical, and
cultural texts.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Show knowledge of predominant trends and movements relating to modern era and trace the historical outline of major developments in pre-twentieth-century drama.
LO-2
Identify the intellectual, political, cultural and socio-historical contexts from which modern dramatic texts have emerged.
LO-3
Identify, distinguish between and assess the distinctive characteristics of plays written by modern and contemporary dramatists.
LO-4
Recall and define critical terms and seminal concepts relating to modern and contemporary drama.
LO-5
Demonstrate critical skills in the close reading, description, interpretation, analysis of the dramatic texts by focusing on the aspects relationship between text, performance and society.
LO-6
Show competence in planning and preparation of presentations and written work for the course.
