SAKS034 Mexican theatre

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D.
Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Milada Malá, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 L42
Prerequisites
Registration isn't limited and any one can participate in the course, but the course is oriented to Master's degree students with a good competence in Spanish and knowledge of Latin America's history.
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
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Course objectives
- Present the main works and movements of the 20th century mexican theatre. - Deepen the knowledge of Mexico's history. - Reflect on the relation between History and its artistical representation.
Learning outcomes
- Understand and characterize different ways of representing History through theatre, and explain its relation with the social and historical context in which is created. - Recognise the work of the most important 20th century mexican playwrights. - Reflect on the relation between History and its artistical representation.
Syllabus
  • 1: Historia es interpretación. Rodolfo Usigli: Corona de sombra. Flavio González Mello: 1822. Hayden White: The Historical Text as Literary Artifact. 2: Cambiar el sujeto de la Historia. Jorge Ibargüengoitia: El atentado. Vicente Leñero: El juicio. 3: Deconstrucción de la historia. El feminismo. Sabina Berman: Entre Villa y una mujer desnuda. Shannon Mignarelli: Tea for Two: Performing History and Desire in Sabina Berman's Entre Villa y una mujer desnuda 4: La historia en los cuerpos. Lagartijas tiradas al sol: El rumor del incendio. Taylor: The Archive and the repertoire.
Literature
    required literature
  • Rodolfo Usigli: El gesticulador
  • Jorge Ibargüengoitia: El atentado
  • Vicente Leñero: El juicio
  • Sabina Berman: Entre Villa y una mujer desnuda
  • Flavio González Mello: 1822
  • WHITE, Hayden V. Tropics of discourse : essays in cultural criticism. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1978, x, 287. ISBN 0801827418. info
    recommended literature
  • Un siglo de teatro en México. Edited by David Olguín. 1. ed. México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2011, 394 s. ISBN 9786071608161. info
  • A concise history of Mexico. Edited by Brian R. Hamnett. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999, xv, 336 p. ISBN 0521589169. info
Teaching methods
Individual readings. Debates and teamwork during the classes.
Assessment methods
- Personal written synthesis of each topic. - Written essay.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2024.
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