TAPS 2200J S01 [CRN: 26234]
This course is about the pleasures of watching and listening at theatre, and how theatrical experiences may relate to how people watch and listen elsewhere. We'll look at periodical publication and moral philosophy in 18th-century Britain, farce in mid-19th-century Germany, bourgeois homes in late 19th-century Norway, to understand the role of going to the theatre in the formation of bourgeois subjectivity. We'll also look at cinema and international sport to understand bourgeois theatre-going as a historically-specific cultural practice, and to ask questions about the consequences of its role in the universalization of a certain subjectivity in colonial and post-colonial situations. Enrollment limited to 15.
- Course Syllabus
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- Assignments and Grading
- Grading: A/B/C
A final paper of 15-25 pages will be due at the end of the semester. Students should expect to attend office hours to discuss the paper topic, developing bibliography, and arc of the argument. Completion of all class reading is required, and students will be assigned oral presentations to accompany the readings. Depending on class size, students should expect to complete two during the semester, sometimes working in teams. There may be a short paper (5-pages) due at the midpoint of the semester. Completion of class reading is required for every class.
Final grade will be determined by the following metric:
Final paper: 60%
Oral presentations and midterm paper: 30%
Class participation in discussion: 10%
- Readings and Texts
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- Term
- Spring 2013
- Credit Hours
- 1.0
- Maximum Enrollment
- 15
- Primary Instructor
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- Meetings
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4:00 pm - 6:20 pm Thu - from Jan 23, 2013 to May 17, 2013
- Exam Group Code
- 15 (May 15, 2013 9:00am)
