Approaching Drama (Q3278F)
Approaching Drama, Theatre and Performance
Module Q3278F
Module details for 2025/26.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 3 (sub-degree)
Module Outline
The module introduces you to drama, theatre and performance and how these forms converge and contrast. We consider the ways in which watching live performance shapes how we think of ourselves, of others, and of the world. How does an audience experience a performance? In what ways do theatre and performance makers push at the boundaries of the art form? Starting with the underpinning relationship between actor, audience and space we look at how forms of performance have shifted the experience of ‘audiencing’. We consider a range of plays and performances, from the classic and contemporary to the experimental, looking at the work of practitioners who have developed these art forms. Besides encountering diverse forms of dramatic practice you will also be introduced to a range of critical, contextual and theoretical approaches that will help prepare you for degree-level study in the humanities. You will be taught through lectures, screenings and seminar/workshops and will be expected to participate actively to explore the relationship between theory and practice. In your assessments we expect you to demonstrate engagement with a range of appropriate critical practices and frameworks, from medium-specific analysis to cultural or ideological critique.
Module learning outcomes
Apply skills in close analysis to Drama texts for the purpose of constructing coherent and well-structured interpretative arguments.
Use knowledge of relevant social and historical contexts to evaluate differing perspectives on Drama texts.
Understand relevant critical and theoretical ideas and apply these credibly to Drama texts.
Employ specific study skills (including: academic writing and independent learning) to demonstrate comprehension of texts with clarity of expression.
Employ team-working skills to deliver clear and concise information and interpretations of texts.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Presentation | T2 Week 9 (15 minutes) | 40.00% |
| Essay | A2 Week 2 | 60.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Workshop | 3 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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Dr Katherine Kruger
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Dr Emily Baker
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