Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- analyze dramaturgical structures in different media
- develop their dramaturgical thinking
- create dramaturgically informed content
- sharpen their perceptional skills
Credits: 3
Schedule: 11.09.2020 - 16.10.2020
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Pipsa Asiala
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Pipsa Asiala, Otso Huopaniemi
Contact information for the course (valid 16.09.2020-21.12.2112):
Otso
Huopaniemi
Professor, Dramaturgy and Playwriting, Uniarts
Helsinki, Theatre Academy
+358505288364
CEFR level (applies in this implementation):
Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):
Teaching language: English
Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
The course focuses on traditional dramaturgical concepts as sites of debate and contesting viewpoints. No universal definitions of the concepts are sought. Rather, we will engage with each other’s views and with elements of dramaturgical thinking from Aristoteles onwards. The course aims to foster diverse dramaturgical practices. Supported core competences: understanding dramaturgical approaches, understanding dramaturgy in relation to different media, storytelling as dramaturgical practice.
Keywords: dramaturgy, dramaturgical concepts, storytelling
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Preparatory research, conversations, work examples, exercises
Workload
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
6 times x 4 hours course
DETAILS
Study Material
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Prerequisites
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Do some research on the key dramaturgical concepts we will focus on in the course: story, plot, dramatic situation, character, action, turning point. Define the concepts for yourself and seek out examples of or excerpts from works (film, text, video, images, etc.) that exemplify how you understand each concept. Prepare to present your understanding of the concepts and your examples/excerpts. We will deal with one concept per session, in the following order:
11.9. story
18.9. plot
25.9. dramatic situation
2.10. character
9.10. action
16.10. turning point
- Teacher: Asiala Pipsa