COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE ACTOR AND ACTING IN OUR AGE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SSA 5160 THE ACTOR AND ACTING IN OUR AGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Performing Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IBRAHIM GÜNGÖR

Offered to

Performing Arts

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to examine how actors and acting are perceived within the framework of acting theorists in modernism and postmodernism periods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding how acting theorists in the modern era approached actors and acting,
2   Being knowledgeable about the interactions among theorists and the debates they conducted,
3   Learning about the ideas concerning actors and acting that emerged in the postmodern era (after 1980),
4   Engaging in discussions about the 'what-ness' of acting and actors today,
5   Developing a theoretical framework related to generating new discussion topics and synthesizing ideas about acting and actors.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Informing about the general assessment of the first semester and the semester plan.
2 Perception of the actor as an artist in the modern era and the revolution of acting - Diderot and beyond.
3 According to acting theorists, acting - the actor and acting for Stanislavski and his tradition.
4 The actor and acting for Meyerhold and his tradition.
5 The actor and acting for Bertolt Brecht and his tradition.
6 The actor and acting in the extended influence of Stanislavski reaching America.
7 The actor and acting for Antonin Artaud and his tradition.
8 Midterm exam
9 The actor and acting for Grotowski and his tradition.
10 The actor and acting for Augusto Boal and his tradition.
11 The actor and acting for Richard Schechner and his tradition.
12 New explorations in acting in the post-modern era.
13 Seminar - Acting in the Postmodern Era.
14 Seminar - Acting in the Postmodern Era.

Recomended or Required Reading

Ders Için Önerilen Temel Kaynaklar:
Adler, S. (2007). Aktörlük Sanatı. (Çev. N. Uğur Özüaydın) Istanbul: Mitos- Boyut Tiyatro Yayınları.
Auslander, P. (2002). From Acting to Performance. New York: Routledge.
Benedetti, J. (2012). Stanislavski: Bir Giriş. (Çev. Kerem Karaboğa) Istanbul: Habitus Yayıncılık.
Brecht, B. (1993). Tiyatro Için Küçük Organon. (Çev. Ahmet Cemal) Istanbul: Mitos Boyut Yayınları.
Boal, A. (2011). Ezilenlerin Tiyatrosu. (Çev. Necdet Hasgül) Istanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi.
Carter, D. (2011). Oyunculuk Sanatı. (Çev. Barış Baysal) Istanbul: Kalkedon Yayınları.
Chaikin, J. (2001). The Presence of the Actor. New York: Theater Communication Group.
Decreus, F. (2019). The Ritual Theatre of Theodoros Terzopoulos. New York: Routledge.
Diderot, D. (2000). Oyunculuk Üzerine Aykırı Düşünceler. (Çev: Sabri Esat Siyavuşgil) Ankara: Meb Yayınları.
Fischer-Lichte, E. (2016). Performatif Estetik. (Çev. Tufan Acil) Istanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
Kershaw, B. (2015). Radikal Performans. (Çev. Bahadır Sina Şener) Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları.
Lutterbie, J. (2011). Toward A General Theory of Acting. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Meyer-Dinkgrafe, D. (2001). Approaches to Acting. New York: Continuum Studies.
Nutku, Ö. (1995). Oyunculuk Tarihi 1. Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Nutku, Ö. (2002). Oyunculuk Tarihi II. Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları.
Pitches, J. (2006). Science and Stanislavsky Tradition of Acting. New York: Routledge.
Schechner, R. (1985). Between Theater and Anthropology. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Schechner, R. (2003). Performance Theory. New York: Routledge.
Whyman, R. (2012). Oyunculukta Stanislavski Sistemi. (Çev. Hakan Gür) Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları.
Ed. Hodge A. (2000). Twentieth Century Actor Training, New York: Routledge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- Expression,
2- Discussion,
3- Research,
4- Practice,

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.70


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

None.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ibrahim.gungorqdeu.edu.tr

Office Hours

12:00-13:00 weekdays

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 3 33
Group session 3 3 9
Student Presentations 2 3 6
Preparation about subject 5 3 15
Developing the project 5 3 15
Preparing presentations 4 3 12
Reading 5 3 15
Preparation for midterm exam 2 3 6
In-class practices 3 3 9
Independant Study 3 3 9
Midterm 1 3 3
Project Final Presentation 2 3 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 138

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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