DSDZY02 Proseminar for diploma thesis

Theatre Faculty
Winter 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jitka Ciampi Matulová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Set and Costume Design Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Set and Costume Design Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts (50,00 %), Lighting Design Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts (50,00 %)
Prerequisites
Completed bachelor's degree
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to prepare students for writing their master's thesis in the following academic year. The course is closely linked to the critically oriented course "Reflections on Contemporary Scenography," where students gain insight into the issues of contemporary theater and alternative productions. The aim of the proseminar is to provide students with space to explore topics and questions arising from the aforementioned course and to provide them with a foundation of information and experience on the basis of which they will decide in the following academic year whether to focus their thesis on theoretical reflection or rather on "research through art."
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be:
- able to think critically and discuss contemporary theater
- able to formulate their opinions in writing
- able to apply their knowledge of contemporary theater and alternative arts to their own research
- be instructed in heuristic methods
- be able to work with professional literature and other sources
Syllabus
  • 1.-2. How to think and write about contemporary theater
  • 3. Choosing a topic for a thesis
  • 4.-5. Formal and content-related aspects of a thesis
  • 6.-7. Philosophical and theoretical questions of critical thinking about theater and art
  • 7-8. Basic aesthetic categories – the aesthetics of ugliness and beauty, kitsch in theater
  • 9-10. Heuristic methods, source research, working with academic literature
  • 11. - 13. Theoretical concepts of contemporary theater and art
  • 14. Final summary
Literature
  • Barthes, Roland: Kritika a pravda. Přel. J. Čermák, J. Dubský, J. Štěpánková. Praha - Liberec 1997. info
  • BAUGH, Christopher. Theatre, Performance and Technology : The Development of Scenography in the Twentieth Century. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 251 s. ISBN 978-1-4039-1697-6. info
  • KAYE, N.: Postmodernism and Performance. (Chapter on Foreman). Macmillian, 1994. info
  • Leehmann, Hans-Thies: Postdramatické divadlo. Bratislava : Divadelný ústav, 2007. info
  • Pavis, P.: Současný stav výzkumu v oblasti analýzy představení: divadelní věda či performance studies? Divadelní revue, 2010, č. 1, s. 7-27. info
  • FISHER, Mark. How to write about theatre. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4725-2054-8.
  • HUNDHAUSEN, Adrian and Karel PALA. Current Issues in Performance Analysis : proceedings of the international theatrological conference (Theatre Faculty of Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts Brno, 21-22 November 2014). 1st edition. 2014, 150 pp. ISBN 978-80-7460-111-8. info
  • KERSHAW, B and H NICHOLSON. Research Methods in Theatre and Performance. Edinburgh, 2011, 248 pp. ISBN 978-0-7486-4157-4. info
Teaching methods
seminar, discussion on topic selection, methodology, heuristics, etc.
Assessment methods
The course is completed with a credit, the condition is at least 80% attendance, active participation in discussions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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