DISB002 Introduction to Theatre Studies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/5. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Iva Mikulová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, 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
Wed 10:00–11:40 G01, except Wed 15. 11.
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 course is dealing with basic methodology, basic literature, terminology, institutions etc. Students get acquainted with basic premises of theatrological work and get opening inside into the field. Course also includes excursion to theatrical archives and working with databases.

The course is inteded for first year 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:
- use basic terminology of the field;
- to get acquainted with the basic theoretical concepts of the field;
- search databases and catalogs of libraries and archives;
- create a heuristic search;
- to get acquainted with the basic literature of the field and to know the main representatives of Czech and world theatrology
Syllabus
  • Introduction to what theater can be
  • Theatre studies as a science; classification of theatrological fields
  • Theatrological institutions
  • The department of history of theatre of Moravské zemské muzeum, work with archive materials
  • Theatrological literature. Periodics, textbooks, year-books, dictionaries, encyclopedies
  • Theatrological literature. Scholarly publications of theatre theory
  • The Essentials rules of writing of scientific text, the bibliographic citations, content, modality, structure
  • Final exam
Literature
    required literature
  • Metodologické otázky výzkumu českého divadla. Edited by Bořivoj Srba. Praha: Ústav pro českou literaturu ČSAV, 1970, 246 s. info
  • Základní pojmy divadla : teatrologický slovník. Edited by Petr Pavlovský. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2004, 348 s. ISBN 8072581716. info
  • BERNÁTEK, Martin, David DROZD and Šárka HAVLÍČKOVÁ KYSOVÁ. Úvod do teorie divadla : vybrané kapitoly. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 61 s. ISBN 9788021067660. info
  • ČERNÝ, František. Metodologie výzkumu dějin divadla. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1982, 135 s. URL info
  • KOTTE, Andreas. Divadelní věda : úvod. Translated by Jana Slouková. První vydání. Praha: KANT - Karel Kerlický pro AMU v Praze, 2010, 216 stran. ISBN 9788074370199. info
  • PAVIS, Patrice. Divadelní slovník : [slovník divadelních pojmů]. Edited by Daniela Jobertová - Anne Ubersfeld. Vyd. 1. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2003, 493 s. ISBN 8070081570. info
  • ZÁVODSKÝ, Artur and Zdeněk SRNA. Úvod do divadelní vědy : (teatrologie). 2., rozš. vyd. Brno: Universita J.E. Purkyně, 1972. info
  • FISCHER-LICHTE, Erika. Úvod do divadelných a performatívnych štúdií. Bratislava: Divadelný ústav, 2021. 280 s.
    recommended literature
  • BALME, Christopher B. The Cambridge introduction to theatre studies. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, xiii, 231. ISBN 9780521672238. info
  • HOŘÍNEK, Zdeněk. Drama, divadlo, divák. 3. rozš. vyd. Brno: Janáčkova akademie múzických umění, 2008, 209 s. ISBN 9788086928463. info
  • VODIČKA, Libor. Úvod do divadelních studií (Introduction to Theatre Studies). 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013, 64 pp. Studijní opory. ISBN 978-80-244-3780-4. info
  • ZICH, Otakar. Estetika dramatického umění : teoretická dramaturgie. V Praze: Melantrich, 1931, 408 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures, guided interpretation of texts, discussion, submitting tasks
Assessment methods
Completion of three partial works, written test and oral exam. Pass-fail line is 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://divadlo.phil.muni.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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