SJ0B774 Mexican theatre

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Lucie Coufalová, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eva Lukavská, CSc.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Milada Malá, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:10–15:45 L11
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Es necesario tener familiaridad con la literatura hispanoamericana, por lo que es recomendable tener aprobada la asignatura SJIA014 Úvod do kultury Latinské Ameriky. El curso se basa sobre todo en el trabajo del estudiante con los textos dramáticos y con la bibliografía complementaria.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Upon completion, the student will:
- have an overview of the evolution of dramatic forms produced in Mexico, contextualized socio-historically and in relation to contemporary theatrical production to them;
- be able to analyze mexican dramatic texts and expose a relevant interpretation and evaluation of them.
Syllabus
  • Pre-Hispanic Theatre: the substrate of the Mayans and Aztecs stage demonstrations.
  • Baroque Theatre: characteristics of the authors of the Nueva España in the golden age of Spanish classical theater. Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and Juan Ruiz de Alarcon.
  • Theatre after independence: cultural colonialism.
  • Vanguard, revolution and popular theater: the drama of the early twentieth century.
  • Some theoretical concepts: theater renovations in the twentieth century.
  • The birth of the Mexican National Theatre: the Generation of 50.
  • Author Overview theater since 1980.
  • Selected works and authors since 1980.
Literature
    required literature
  • 9 dramaturgos hispanoamericanos. Ottawa, Girol Books, 1998.
  • Rodolfo Usigli, El gesticulador.
  • Teatro mexicano contemporáneo : antología. Edited by Fernando de Ita. 1. ed. Madrid: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1991, 1527 s. ISBN 8437503078. info
  • Sabina Berman, Feliz nuevo siglo, doktor Freud, México, Arte y Escena, 2001.
  • GARCÍA BARRIENTOS, José Luis. Cómo se comenta una obra de teatro : ensayo de método. 1. réimpr. Madrid: Editorial Síntesis, 2003, 367 s. ISBN 9788477388920. info
  • WOBESER, Gisela von. Historia de México. 1a ed. México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2010, 288 s. ISBN 9786071601735. info
    recommended literature
  • PAZ, Octavio. El laberinto de la soledad. México: Fondo de cultura económica, 1993, 259 s. ISBN 8437501784. info
  • DE GARCÍA, Susan Paun. Manual de investigación literaria : cómo preparar infomes, trabajos de investigación, tesis y tesinas. Madrid: Castalia, 2004, 197 s. ISBN 8497400933. info
Bookmarks
https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/FF:SJ0B774!
Teaching methods
In each topic there will be a series of required readings (dramatic texts and theoretical) that the student should prepare in advance.
The presentations by the teacher will alternate with discussion about the work of analysis and interpretation made by the students.
Some thematic blocks shall be borne by guest lecturers.
Assessment methods
Participation in class: 10 points. Paper: 30 points. Final exam: 60 points.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Spring 2019.
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