DISM005 Theatre theory III: Cognitive theatre studies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/6. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D.
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 10:00–11:40 G01
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
Course objectives
The course is dealing with methods of cognitive sciences applied on theatrology. Students guided by a teacher are learning to apply methods of cognitive theatrology on concrete material such as dramatic text, theatre performance a it's documentation.

The course is inteded for master's students of DTS and it is mandatory for them.
The course is held in Czech.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student will be able to:
- understand key terms of cognitive theatrology;
- explain terms: conceptual metaphor, conceptual integration, multimodal metaphor, audio-visual metaphor, mirror neurons, shared space etc.
- interpret theatrological problems by chosen methods of cognitive sciences.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to cognitive sciences, assigning of seminar tasks
  • 2. Analytic methods of cognitive sciences apllied on theatrology
  • 3. Cognitive linguistics and cognitive poetics
  • 4. Cognitive theatrology - basis, methods, current state of the field
  • 5. Theory of conceptual metaphor and theory of conceptual integration
  • 6. Multimodal netaphor
  • 7. Mirror neurons and other concepts of cognitive theatrology (for example theory of shared space)
  • 8. Theory of audio-visual metaphor by K. Fahlenbrach
  • 9. - 12. Presentations of first outcomes of seminar tasks, comments from teacher, discussion
Literature
    required literature
  • Cook, Amy: Shakespearean Neuroplay. Reinvigorating the Study of Dramatic Texts and Performance through Cognitive Science. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
    recommended literature
  • Embodied metaphors in film, television, and video games : cognitive approaches. Edited by Kathrin Fahlenbrach. First published. New York: Routledge, 2016, xii, 300. ISBN 9781138850835. info
  • Multimodal metaphor. Edited by Ch. Forceville - Eduardo Urios-Aparisi. New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2009, xiv, 470 p. ISBN 9783110205152. info
  • Performance and cognition : theatre studies and the cognitive turn. Edited by Bruce A. McConachie - F. Elizabeth Hart. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2006, xv, 236. ISBN 9780203966563. info
  • FAUCONNIER, Gilles and Mark TURNER. The way we think : conceptual blending and the mind's hidden complexities. 1st pbk. ed. New York: Basic Books, 2003, xvii, 440. ISBN 0465087868. info
  • HAVLÍČKOVÁ KYSOVÁ, Šárka. Metafory, kterými hrajeme : perspektivy a meze české kognitivní teatrologie (Metaphors we act by : prospects and limits of the Czech cognitive theatrology). Theatralia. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, vol. 18, No 1, p. 65-84. ISSN 1803-845X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/TY2015-1-4. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • LAKOFF, George. Metafory, kterými žijeme. Edited by Mark Johnson, Translated by Mirek Čejka. 2. vyd. Brno: Host, 2014, 283 s. ISBN 9788074911521. info
  • Crane, Mary Thomas. Shakespeare‘s Brain. Reading with Cognitive Theory. Princeton University Press, 2001.
  • Kemp, Rick – McConachie, Bruce. The Routledge Companion to Theatre, Performance and Cognitive Science. Routledge, 2019.
  • KÖVECSES, Zoltán. Where metaphors come from : reconsidering context in metaphor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015, xiii, 215. ISBN 9780190224882. info
  • STOCKWELL, Peter. Cognitive poetics : an introduction. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2002, x, 193. ISBN 9780415258951. info
  • KÖVECSES, Zoltán. Metaphor : a practical introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002, xvi, 285. ISBN 0195145119. info
  • KÖVECSES, Zoltán. Metaphor and emotion : language, culture, and body in human feeling. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, xvi, 223. ISBN 9780521641630. info
  • Metaphors of anger, pride, and lovea lexical approach to the structure of concepts. Edited by Zoltán Kövecses. Philadelphia: J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1986, vi, 147 p. ISBN 9789027279279. info
    not specified
  • EYSENCK, Michael W. and Mark T. KEANE. Kognitivní psychologie. Translated by Miroslav Filip. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2008, 748 s. ISBN 9788020015594. info
  • STERNBERG, Robert J. Kognitivní psychologie. Translated by František Koukolík. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2002, 636 s. ISBN 80-7178-376-5. info
Teaching methods
lecture, self-study, discussion
Assessment methods
Seminar task and it's presentation, oral or written exam. Pass-fail line is 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://divadlo.phil.muni.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2024.
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