DVMS01 Czech thought on theatre and drama in historical context (1938-1958)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Libor Vodička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:10–15:45 G01
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předpokladem zápisu do semináře je absolvování 1. roč. a tzv. postupové zkoušky.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
After finishing this course the student will be able to understand and explain the issues shaping the new cultural policy of the state in historical context of the Second Republic, the Protectorate and the building of socialism (i.e. 1938-1958). This will include insights into key topics of thinking about theater of the time – the so-called new (socialist) realism, new playwrights moral and nationalistic emphasis, the so called “directorism” (režisérismus) and other contemporary phenomena.
Syllabus
  • 1. Media and media operations for the period 2. Theatre in media 3. Debate on the meaning of theater 4. New drama 5. Theater operations for the Protectorate 6. Directorism (Režisérismus) 7. National Association of Employees Central and the organization of theater life 8. Theatrical Revolution of 1945 9. Theatre Act and talk about 10. New - socialist realism 11. Directives and ideological standards.
Literature
    required literature
  • Dějiny české literatury 1945-1989. Edited by Pavel Janoušek - Petr Čornej - Alena Šidáková Fialová - Pavel Ja. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2008, 977 stran. ISBN 9788020016317. info
  • JUST, Vladimír. Česká divadelní kultura 1945-1989 v datech a souvislostech. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 1995, 469 s., [3. ISBN 80-7008-056-6. info
    recommended literature
  • BALÍK, STANISLAV - HOLZER, JAN, Jan. Moderní teorie totalitarismu a její česká reflexe. In Budil, Ivo (ed.): Totalitarismus. Interdisciplinární pohled. (Modern totalitarian theory and its czech reflection). In BALÍK, Stanislav. Totalitarismus. Interdisciplinární pohled. Plzeň: FF ZČU, 2005, p. 10-23. ISBN 80-903412-3-3. info
  • TESAŘ, Jan. Mnichovský komplex :jeho příčiny a důsledky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 2000, 255 s. ISBN 80-7260-035-4. info
  • SRBA, Bořivoj. O nové divadlo : nástup nových vývojových tendencí v českém divadelnictví v letech 1939-1945. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1988, 295 s. URL info
Teaching methods
After teacher's presentation of the general and particular features of the subject, students are guided to interpretation of the chosen extracts, and class discussions follow. Individual homework (mainly bibliographical research), analysis and interpretation based on debate in the seminar.
Assessment methods
Students will be evaluated for an active approach to the studied topics, for homework and for in class work.
Language of instruction
Czech
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