DISE024 Guest Lecturer Course (Kinga Földváry)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Iva Mikulová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 17 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Cultural transfer in Shakespeare studies – encounters between high and low, East and West, Shakespeare and popular culture
(lecture series)
The three lectures look at the processes of cultural transfer that we can observe when the traditions of early modern theatre and Shakespeare become canonised and institutionalised through publication, education and criticism. At the same time, Shakespeare can be approached from various viewpoints, through the lenses of literary criticism or performance criticism as well, emphasising textual or performative aspects, and pointing out the medium-specificity of the two parallel but often contrasting manifestations – Shakespeare on the stage vs Shakespeare on the page.
At the same time, we can also witness the opposite cultural processes in contemporary popular culture, when canonised, high cultural texts are poached and appropriated into popular media and contexts. First and foremost film and serial adaptations, but fragmented, loose quotations and passing references or memes all testify to the continuing presence, but a significantly changed position of Shakespeare and his oeuvre.
Part of these processes also involve cultural hybridisation, when the so-called Western cultural heritage travels to Eastern contexts, meeting e.g. Japanese or Indian theatrical and cinematic traditions, and these encounters produce hybrid products that can also reflect on the socio-historical context of colonisation and the postcolonial era.
Syllabus
  • Course will consist of 3 lectures taking place as follows:
  • 22nd Tuesday 16.00 - room G03
  • 23rd Wendesday - 12.00 - room J01
  • 24th Thursday - 10.00 - room G01
Assessment methods
active participation in seminars, 100% attendance
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: V angličtině. Pro získání kreditu je vyžadována účast na přednášce a semináři a dílčí práce. In English. Attendance at lecture and seminar and an written essay are required to obtain credit.
  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/autumn2024/DISE024