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Lehrveranstaltung wird in Präsenz abgehalten.

General information

Semester	SS 2022
Current number of participants	10
maximum number of participants	25
Home institute	Englische Literaturwissenschaft
participating institutes	ZZZ_Literaturwissenschaft (Anglistik/Amerikanistik)
Courses type	Exercises in category Teaching
Next date	Wed , 29.06.2022 11:45 - 13:15, Room: (D 1011)
Learning organization	regular attendance, short presentation, final exam
Performance record	Portfolio
Online/Digitale Veranstaltung	Veranstaltung wird in Präsenz abgehalten.
Hauptunterrichtssprache	englisch
Literaturhinweise	A reader with assorted texts will be provided on Digicampus.
ECTS points	2-4

Lecturers

• Dr. Martin Riedelsheimer

Course location / Course dates

(D 1011)	Wednesday: 11:45 - 13:15, weekly (13x)
(D 1003)	Wednesday: 11:45 - 13:15, weekly (1x)

Fields of study

• Philologisch-Historische Fakultät > Anglistik/Amerikanistik

Module assignments

• Master of Education Master of Education, 7. Version > 229 Fachwissenschaftliche Module B in Englisch > EAS-1844 (=MaLA-FW-Eng-12) - Backgrounds in Literary Studies: Literary Texts and Cultural Contexts (Vorlesung + Ãœbung, 10 LP) > Ãœ Literary Texts and Cultural Contexts
• Austauschstudium - Phil.-Soz. Austauschstudium, 1. Version gültig bis SS 2022 > Philologisch-Historische Fakultät - Master Level > EAS-1844 - Backgrounds in Literary Studies: Literary Texts and Cultural Contexts (Vorlesung + Ãœbung, 10 LP) > Ãœ Literary Texts and Cultural Contexts
• Auslandsstudium PhilHist. F. Austauschstudium Phil-Hist, 2. Version > Philologisch-Historische Fakultät - Master Level > EAS-1844 - Backgrounds in Literary Studies: Literary Texts and Cultural Contexts (Vorlesung + Ãœbung, 10 LP) > Ãœ Literary Texts and Cultural Contexts
• English and American Studies Master English and American Studies, 3. Version > Major in English and American Literary Studies > EAS-1844 - Backgrounds in Literary Studies: Literary Texts and Cultural Contexts (Vorlesung + Ãœbung, 10 LP) > Ãœ Literary Texts and Cultural Contexts
• Englisch Lehramt Gymnasium Englisch (LPO-UA 2008), 1. Version > Fachwissenschaft Gymnasium Englisch (LPO-UA 2008) - B Aufbaumodule > EAS-1390 (=GyE 13 - LW) - Literary Studies: Intermediate (PS+2V/Ãœ, 10 LP) PO 08 > Ãœ/V Literary Studies: Intermediate PO 08
• Englisch Lehramt Gymnasium Englisch (LPO-UA 2008), 1. Version > Fachwissenschaft Gymnasium Englisch (LPO-UA 2008) - B Aufbaumodule > EAS-1390 (=GyE 13 - LW) - Literary Studies: Intermediate (PS+2V/Ãœ, 10 LP) PO 08 > V Literary Studies: Intermediate PO 08
• Internationale Literatur Master Internationale Literatur, 3. Version > Teilgebiet 2: Philologien > EAS-1781 - Englisch in Internationaler Literatur 1 > V/Ãœ Englisch in Internationaler Literatur 1
• Internationale Literatur Master Internationale Literatur, 3. Version > Teilgebiet 2: Philologien > EAS-1782 - Englisch in Internationaler Literatur 2 > V/Ãœ Englisch in Internationaler Literatur 2
• Internationale Literatur Master Internationale Literatur, 3. Version > Teilgebiet 2: Philologien > EAS-1783 - Englisch in Internationaler Literatur 3 > V/Ãœ Englisch in Internationaler Literatur 3
• Englisch Lehramt Gymnasium Englisch (LPO-UA 2008), 1. Version > Fachwissenschaft Gymnasium Englisch (LPO-UA 2008) - C Vertiefungsmodule > EAS-1790 (=GyE 23 - LW) - Literary Studies: Advanced GY (HS+V/Ãœ+Ko, 12 LP) PO 08 > V/Ãœ Literary Studies: Advanced GY PO 08
• Englisch Lehramt Gymnasium Englisch (LPO-UA 2012), 5. Version > Fachwissenschaft Gymnasium Englisch (LPO-UA 2012) - C Vertiefungsmodule > EAS-1510 (=GyE 212 LW) - Literary Studies: Backgrounds (V, Ãœ, Ex, Kol; 4 LP) > Vorlesung Literary Studies: Backgrounds

Comment/Description

Theatre and drama, as perhaps all art forms, are political: they frequently put on stage and comment on topics of social or political importance and often they seem to advocate, either explicitly or implicitly, political action. However, there is ongoing scholarly debate on how, or whether at all, theatre (and art in general) may effect change in the political behaviour of audiences.
In this course we will discuss some of the theoretical positions on politics and theatre/art, ranging from advocates for direct political messaging to voices like that of French philosopher Jacques Rancière, who expresses a general scepticism whether art can ever have immediate and predictable political effect. We will read a number of 21st-century plays to investigate how they approach political topics such as climate change, racism, social inequality, or terrorism. And we will discuss the aesthetic strategies these plays pursue to address political topics.
Overall, the aim of this course is to give students an overview of the political landscape of 21st-century (British) theatre and to make them familiar with some of the discussions on theatre/art and politics.

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Beschränkte Teilnehmendenanzahl: Ü tba".

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