EA218-5-FY-LO:
Contextual Studies II
2016/17
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
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04 June 2007
Requisites for this module
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BA W411 Acting,
BA W83A Acting (International)
This is a compulsory second year course for students on the BA Hons Acting programme. The module examines how changes in society are reflected in theatre.
Module Content
Term One
Small group research and presentations
19th century European Naturalistic Theatre
Chekhov, Ibsen and their contemporaries
Theories of Stanislavsky
Political, social, scientific and philosophical developments of the era
Term Two
Texts of the late Victorian and Edwardian era
Post-Stanislavskian acting theories
Understanding modern practitioners
Meyerhold and Grotowski
Term Three
17th and 18th century theatre and society
commedia dell'arte
modern applications of commedia
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Normally 2 hours of Contextual Studies lectures, seminars or tutorials per week except during acting priority weeks
Students are expected to use independent study for research, class preparation and for producing/preparing assignments.
Learning will be supported by appropriate screenings.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Written Assignment |
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30% |
| Coursework |
Personal Record of Analysis/Reflection |
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40% |
| Practical |
Presentation |
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30% |
Additional coursework information
Students must comply with the East 15 Professional Code of Conduct.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Zois Pigadas, Chris Main, Steven Quinn
For further information email east15@essex.ac.uk
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Ms Caroline Thorne
University of the West of England, Bristol
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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