Literatura Inglesa - Drama do Século XX

Código:

LLC088

Sigla:

LID_20

Ocorrência: 2007/2008 - 2S

Ativa?	Sim
Unidade Responsável:	Departamento de Estudos Anglo-Americanos
Curso/CE Responsável:	Licenciatura em Línguas, Literaturas e Culturas

Ciclos de Estudo/Cursos

Sigla	Nº de Estudantes	Plano de Estudos	Anos Curriculares	Créditos UCN	Créditos ECTS	Horas de Contacto	Horas Totais
EELRI	0	Plano Oficial - LEELRI	4	-	6	52	162
EFI	2	Plano Oficial - LEFI	4	-	6	52	162
EPI	4	Plano Oficial - LEPI	4	-	6	52	162
LA	0	Plano Oficial para 2007/2008	3	-	6	52	162
LLC	22	Plano Bidisciplinar para 2007/2008	2	-	6	52	162
			3
		Plano Monodisciplinar para 2007/2008	1	-	6	52	162
		Perfil de Inglês (Via Ensino) para 2007/2008	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Língua de trabalho

Inglês

Objetivos

The aim of this program is to give students the opportunity to study some of the most expressive creations of British drama from the second half of the 20th century. Its main purpose is to explore the varied expressions of the extraordinary vitality that characterizes British theatre since the mid-fifties of the last century. The group of playwrights and plays included in this program offers itself as representative of some of the dominant thematic and formal trends pursued by British drama during this period, thus crossing experiences and challenges that remain as an important paradigm for today’s experience of playwriting.

Programa

Contents
1. Reading drama. Some revisions of the conventions governing playwriting. The importance of the experience of theatre and performance for the understanding of drama.
2. A brief characterization of British drama in the second half of the 20th century. Some considerations on the political and cultural conditions of British society during that period.
3. Waiting for Godot (1953/1955), by Samuel Beckett: A “dramatic” revolution in the intersection of different theatrical traditions.
4. Look Back in Anger (1956), by John Osborne: Social realism and anger against alienation.
5. The Birthday Party (1958), by Harold Pinter: Language and power games.
6. Cloud Nine (1979), by Caryl Churchill: History revised and the (feminist) utopia of theatre as a model for change.
7. Attempts on Her Life (1996), by Martin Crimp: “Theatre for a world in which theatre itself has died”.

Bibliografia Obrigatória

Samuel Beckett; Waiting for Godot, Faber and Faber, 2006
John Osborne; Look Back in Anger, Faber and Faber, 2001
Harold Pinter; The Birthday Party, Faber and Faber, 1993
Caryl Churchill; Cloud Nine, Nick Hern Books, 2006
Martin Crimp; Attempts on Her Life, Faber and Faber , 2007

Bibliografia Complementar

Keir Elam ; The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama, Methuen , 2002
Christopher Innes; Modern British Drama 1890-1990, Cambridge University Press, 2002
Dominic Shellard; British Theatre since the War, Yale University Press, 2000

Observações Bibliográficas

More specific bibliographical information will be provided in class, as the programme unfolds.

Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem

The nature of the course will demand, especially during the first classes, that the teacher conveys a set of coordinates and problems regarded as important for the prosecution of the study. However, and given the textual basis of the course, it will be indispensable to rely on the regular and active participation of students, both orally and through written assignments, which will find its necessary expression in the evaluation.

Tipo de avaliação

Avaliação distribuída com exame final

Componentes de Avaliação

Descrição	Tipo	Tempo (Horas)	Peso (%)	Data Conclusão
Aulas da disciplina (estimativa)	Participação presencial	56,00
Exame escrito	Exame	2,00		2008-07-31
Elaboração de relatório de leitura ou trabalho de investigação	Trabalho escrito	31,00		2008-05-30
	Total:	-	0,00

Componentes de Ocupação

Descrição	Tipo	Tempo (Horas)	Data Conclusão
Preparação de exame	Estudo autónomo	73	2008-07-31
	Total:	73,00

Obtenção de frequência

Attendance of 75% of classes, except for those cases legally free of this obligation.

Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final

Reading reports and research work - 30%; final examination - 70%.
The Final examination will be marked according to a 0-20 scale, as traditionally practised in higher education in Portugal.
During tutorial classes, students will have to do different types of tasks, among which: to prepare reading reports; to take a short written presentation; and to give an oral presentation.
Erasmus students with difficulties in attending the final examinations will be given the opportunity to choose the modality of "avaliação distribuída sem exame final", as described in article 4 of the new "Normas de avaliação".

Provas e trabalhos especiais

See "Normas de avaliação" (18 July 2007).

Avaliação especial (TE, DA, ...)

See "Normas de avaliação" (18 July 2007).

Melhoria de classificação

See "Normas de avaliação" (18 July 2007).

Observações

This course will be integrally taught in English. Assessment (exam papers and critical essays) will also be in English.