Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
Understanding the relation of the theatre and performance arts to the social thought, act and space.
Course Content:
Marxist approaches to theatre history and criticism; discussions on the inescapable conditioning of a work of art by social, economic and historical forces; exploration of how theatre has come to be appropriated as a revolutionary agent for change in the 20th century, and questioning this historic role’s current potentials in the assimilative expansions of neo-liberal cultural practices.
Teaching Methods:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Simulation, 5: Case Study
Assessment Methods:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Simulation, 5: Case Study
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1) To explore the place and function of arts in social thought. | 1-3, 5-10 | 1,2,3 | B,C,D |
| 2) To fuse the disciplinary approaches of theatre and performance studies with sociological perspectives. | 1-3, 5-10 | 1,2,3,5 | B,C,D |
| 3) To explore the capacity of the performing arts as social movements with case studies from Turkey, England and the US and to specifically discuss the historical workers’ theatre movement, with references to the Turkish working-class condition. | 1-3, 5-10 | 1,2,3,5 | B,C,D |
| 4) To explore the power and potential of performance and theatre as a tool of resistance in urban capitalist expansions. | 1-3, 5-10 | 1,2,3,5 | B,C,D |
| 5) To explore the implications and implementations of the corporate and established theatre industry on theatre and performance art. | 1-4, 5-10 | 1,2,3,5 | B,C,D |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Topics | Study Materials | |
| GENERAL INTRODUCTION | Materials for the course provided by instructor | |
| Art in social though; Marxist approaches to art | ||
| Selected readings from Emile Durkheim, Raymond Williams, Pierre Bourdieu, Arnold Hauser and Jurgen Habermas | ||
| Arnold Hauser, ‘Interaction between art and society’ | ||
| Raymond Williams, chapters from Sociology of Culture | ||
| Jill Dolan, Utopia in Performance; Arnold Hauser, ‘The consumers of art,’ The Sociology of Art. | ||
| David Harvey, ‘From space to place and back again: reflections on the conditions of postmodernity’; Pierre Bourdieu “Social Space and symbolic power’’ and a case study: F. Bahar Karlidag, ‘A film-set activism.’ | ||
| Barry Witham, A Sustainable Theatre Jasper Deeter at Hedgerow | ||
| IKSV report for 2018: ‘Birlikte Yasamak’ | ||
| Raphael Samuel, “Workers’ theatre 1926 – 1936,” Arnold Hauser, “Class and culture” | ||
| No class- national holiday, Apr 23rd. | ||
| Contemporary documentary theatre – Gordon Hirabayashi, Hold These Truths; Arnold Hauser, “Sincerity and credibility” | ||
| Joan Littlewood and Cedric Price’s Fun Palace project; Nicolas Bourriaud, “Relational form”; “Joint presence and availability,” Relational aesthetics | ||
| Conclusion | ||
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
Course bibliography:
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Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | Book chapters, articles, a report |
| Assignments | Reading responses, preparing discussions, writing abstracts |
| Exams | Presentations and a research paper |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Presentation | 1 | 15 |
| Class Performance and assignments | 3+6 | 45 |
| Final Paper | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To raise individuals who are proficient in research methods in social sciences, and competent in carrying out sociological research. | X | |||||
| 2 | To raise individuals who develop an interdisciplinary perspective by way of taking courses not only in the field of sociology but also those offered by different faculty and departments. | X | |||||
| 3 | To raise individuals who have a firm grasp of the main topics and issues of the society in Turkey. | X | |||||
| 4 | To raise social scientists who are competent in “sociology of organizations and institutions”, one of the major areas of sociology. | X | |||||
| 5 | To raise social scientists who are competent in “political sociology and social change”, one of the major areas of sociology. | X | |||||
| 6 | To raise social scientists who are competent in “social inequalities/stratification”, one of the major areas of sociology. | X | |||||
| 7 | To raise social scientists who are competent in “culture and society”, one of the major areas of sociology. | X | |||||
| 8 | To raise social scientists who have a command of the history of and the theories in social sciences. | X | |||||
| 9 | To raise individuals who have the skill of expressing themselves well, verbally and in writing, and who are knowledgeable in the main requirements of academic writing. | X | |||||
| 10 | To raise individuals who are capable of developing projects in different parts of the world, working for international organizations. | X | |||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 14x Total course hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Presentation and discussion leading | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| Final Paper | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Work Load | 200 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 8.0 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 8 | ||