COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Department of Performing Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR UĞUR AKINCI

Offered to

Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Stage Design
Play Writing - Dramaturgy

Course Objective

Introduction of the basic genres and the characteristics of the writers of XVIIth and XVIIIth century theater history (as Classicism Tragedy / Romanticism / George Büchner / Symbolism), parallel to the basic concepts of the art of drama to the student; and also the comprehension and skill gaining in using those orally and verbally.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Nutku, Özdemir; Dünya Tiyatrosu Tarihi 1. Cilt, Remzi Kitabevi, Istanbul, 1985.
Şener, Sevda; Dünden Bugüne Tiyatro Düşüncesi, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara, 1998
Şener, Sevda; Yaşamın Kırılma Noktasında Dram Sanatı, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Istanbul, 1997.
Stenier, George; Tragedyanın Ölümü, Çev. Burç Idem Dinçel, Türkiye Iş Bankası Yayınları, Istanbul, 2011.
Brockett, Oscar; Tiyatro Tarihi, Çev: Sevinç Sokullu, Selda B. Öndül, Semih Çelenk, Tülin Sağlam, Sibel Dinçel, Beliz Güçbilmez. Dost Kitabevi, Ankara 2002.
Türk Dili-Yazın Akımları Özel Sayısı, S. 349, Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi, 1981
Barthes, Roland; Racine Üstüne, Çev: Sema Rifat, Cogito-Tragedya, S.54, YKY, Istanbul 2008.
Hauser, Arnold; Sanatın Toplumsal Tarihi, Çev: Yıldız Gölönü, Remzi Kitabevi, Istanbul, 1984.
Çapan, Cevat; Değişen Tiyatro, Metis Yay, Istanbul, 1992.
Fischer, Ernst; Sanatın Gerekliliği, Çev: Cevat Çapan, E Yay, Istanbul, 1980.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The main method in the lectures is the discussions to help the students understand the characteristics covered, after the lecturer states the context and form characteristics of a stage play text.
These discussions, aim to lead the students to create new and unique ideas and comparisons between different ones as well as the new information taken lately.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The comprahension of the genre, literary movement and author of the play, characteristics of those, are the base in the exam evaluations.
Another significant part is to prove this characteristics with examples from the plays and capacity to make comparisons.
As the basis of the evaluation consists of the written exams, it is very important for students to use a very fluent, rich and correct language to express the ideas and thoughts.

Assessment Criteria

The matters about assesment described above, are also the assesment criteria of the course.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are responsible for the reading of the sources about stage play texts as well as the play texts to be held in the class in advance.
Students are to fulfil the personal responsibilities without delays, about any kind of given research and paper in the program of the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ugur.akinci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

No

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes