Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2020 - CA 357W D100

Context of Theatre II (3)

Class Number: 8477

Delivery Method: Remote

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The detailed structural analysis of dramatic texts and/or performances, their historical context, their development and production histories. May be of interest to students in other departments. Students with credit for FPA 357W may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:

A contemplation of the present crisis: its impact on performance making, how performance makers have responded to these challenges, and how our reception of work is changing. The course will explore a series of works that address issues arising from the pandemic (or are recontextualized by them) including the following questions:
How have the constraints of the current crisis impacted performance and its relationship to audience?
How has industrialization and the current environmental crisis affected performance making?
With the imposition of social distancing how have artists explored questions of distance , liveness and inter-mediality in performance?
How has the pandemic laid bare systemic inequities and how are racialized artists responding?
How does politics perform and how have artists challenged oppressive political systems in and through their art?

Particular emphasis will be placed on relationships between form, space and audience . Each class will consist of lectures, discussions and presentations based on assigned readings and online viewings.
This is a writing course, students will complete preparation and revisions of a major paper over the semester.

Grading

  • Online discussion and in class participation 30%
  • Paper drafts and process 60%
  • Reading Response Journal 10%

NOTES:

Students are expected to attend every class, tardiness will not be tolerated. Full participation in every class is expected.

REQUIREMENTS:

MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED:

  • The course will be run through SFU’s remote learning management software - Canvas. A stable internet connection will be required to access the materials.
  • Computer capable of word processing and formula based spreadsheeting.
  • Office 365 which is available to SFU students for free (or equivalent).
  • Computer with camera and microphone, as well as personal headphones, are not required but may be desired for online group collaboration.
  • Office hours will be held over Zoom.

If these requirements cannot be met please contact course instructor to discuss alternatives.

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Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Readings and online viewing will be assigned by the instructors and available online.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020

Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).