DISQ001 Theatre Thinking of PLC

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity
1/1/5. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
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. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D.
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
Course objectives
The course is dealing with relations between theory of Prague Linguistic Circle and theatre of avantgarde. Then students will be able to independently search partical issues in this field.

The course is held in Czech.
Learning outcomes

At the end of the course student will be able to:
- describe historical and social context of 1st half of the 20th century;
- explain main thesis Prague Linguistic Circle;
- explain continuity of PLC theories in it's followers' texts;
- show interconnection of PLC and structuralism with contemporary theatre culture.
Syllabus
  • Czech sources of structural thinking
  • Relation to Russian formalism
  • PLC as scientific platform
  • General concepts of structural approach to art
  • Specifics of structural approach to theatre
  • Key persons (Mukařovský, Bogatyrev, Veltruský, Honzl)
  • Limits of structural approach
  • Actual potential of structural approaches
Literature
    required literature
  • TOMAN, Jindřich. Příběh jednoho moderního projektu : Pražský lingvistický kroužek, 1926-1948. Translated by Vladimír Petkevič. 1. české vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2011, 348 s. ISBN 9788024618623. info
    recommended literature
  • BOGATYREV, Petr Grigor'jevič. Souvislosti tvorby : cesty k struktuře lidové kultury a divadla. Edited by Jaroslav Kolár - Bohuslav Beneš. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1971, 209 s. URL info
  • SLÁDEK, Ondřej. Jan Mukařovský : život a dílo. První vydání. Brno: Host, 2015, 446 stran. ISBN 9788074915314. info
  • VELTRUSKÝ, Jiří. An approach to the semiotics of theatre. Edited by Jarmila F. Veltrusky - Tomáš Hoskovec. 1st ed. Brno: Department of Theatre Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, 2012, 229 s. ISBN 9788021059092. info
  • VELTRUSKÝ, Jiří. Drama jako básnické dílo. Edited by Ivo Osolsobě. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 1999, 168 s. ISBN 8086055604. info
  • VELTRUSKÝ, Jiří. Příspěvky k teorii divadla. Translated by Kateřina Hilská. 1. vyd. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 1994, 270 s. ISBN 8070080469. info
Teaching methods
discussion, presentation of partial researches
Assessment methods
Evaluation is based on tasks submitted during all semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://divadlo.phil.muni.cz/
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