Performance in Contemporary Multicultural World 08-PIE-CMW
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Major
Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement
Course module conducted remotely (e-learning)
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Cycle of studies
Module type
Year of studies (where relevant)
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course with success acquire expanded knowledge about the place and the importance of performance studies in the context of cultural studies and have an orientation in basic performance studies terminology.
Acquire expanded knowledge about the links of performance studies with anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, art studies and political studies.
Acquire the ability of critical analysis of cultural performances.
Assessment criteria
Participation in discussions, essay.
Practical placement
No.
Bibliography
Carlson, Marvin, Performance: A Critical Introduction. London-New York 1996.
Goffman, Erving, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. New York 1959 and other editions.
McKenzie, Jon, Perform or Else: from discipline to performance. London, New York 2001.
Schechner, Richard, Performance Studies. An Introduction. London, New York 2003.
Website of Performance Studies International: http://psi-web.org
Morin, Edgar, The Cinema, or the Imaginary Man. Minneapolis 2005.
Welsch, Wolfgang, Sport – Viewed Aesthetically, and even as Art. In: Proceedings of the XIV International Congress of Aesthetics in Ljubljana. Ljubljana 1999. Also in: “Kunstforum International” Bd. 169 (2004).1973.
Caroline Evans, Fashion at the Edge. New Haven and London, 2007.
Radical Street Performance. An International Anthology. Ed. By Jan Cohen-Cruz. London, New York 1998.
De Wend Fenton, R. and Neal, L., The Turning World. Stories from the London Festival of Theatre. London 2005.
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