Unit name | Theatre and Revolution |
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Unit code | FREN30124 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Clare Siviter |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of French |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Revolution, Theatre, and the Public Sphere, 1789-1799 traces how the French who experienced the Revolution engaged with political debates through the largest entertainment forum of the period: theatre. This Unit will be focused around five main texts listed below (all available online) by a variety of authors with different political standpoints. We will investigate the different political sides and tides of the Revolution; the responses of audiences and the government; the themes of censorship and propaganda; how Revolutionary playwrights broke their inherited dramatic moulds; how they wrote for the newly liberated people; the impact of the freedom of expression as it was granted and then repressed; and how playwrights and actors subverted governmental control, sometimes with fatal consequences.
Aims:
By the end of this unit the student will be able to:
1 x fortnightly lecture
3 seminar hours every 2 weeks
Students will also make use of digital humanities databases (notably cfregisters.com) and online libraries (especially Gallica).
1 x 15-minute oral presentation assessing ILOs 1, 3 and 4 (25%)
1 x 3,000 word essay assessing ILOs 1-3 (75%)
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
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Assessment
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assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
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