Fall 2018 - WL 320 D100
Interdisciplinary Approaches to World Literature (3)
Class Number: 7616
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Mark Deggan
mdeggan@sfu.ca
1 778 782-9595
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Prerequisites:
45 units.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Intermediate seminar on the intersections between World Literature and other modes of cultural expression, or other academic disciplines. May focus on different methodological approaches to World Literature, for instance gender, cultural, or performance studies. Alternatively, may explore literature in relation to music, theatre, film, the visual arts, or digital humanities. This course may be repeated for credit when different topics are offered. Breadth-Humanities.
COURSE DETAILS:
GLOBAL PERFORMANCE : MUSICAL THEATRE & VIDEO — WORLD LITERATURE’S HIDDEN SOUNDSCAPES
As global music video attests, the contemporary world music scene includes a bewildering array of styles and aims. Whether one thinks of the Broadway musical, South Africa’s Die Antwoord, or modern adaptions of Japanese Kabuki theatre, the performing arts continue to evolve in surprising ways – not least when the digital era is brought into the mix. Exploring musical theatre and music video across several global genres provides new realms of investigation at the nexus of World Literature, pop culture, and national understanding. This interactive course invites students to present projects on musical “theatre” from the lyrical tragedy of Sanskrit & Greek drama or the Peking Opera, to the boundary-hopping contemporary potential of K-pop, Bollywood, & the soundstages of Africa, Asia, & the West.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
Developed understanding of World Literature as an interdisciplinary practice
Comprehension of the terms and concepts of performance-based criticism
Ability to cognize and compare musical or cinematic “texts” as social discourses
Ability to extend comparisons across different cultural media
Grading
- Short Paper 20%
- World Music Presentation 20%
- Term Paper 25%
- Participation & Attendance 15%
- Final Exam 20%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
ONLINE at no cost through SFU LIBRARY:
THEATRE HISTORIES: AN INTRODUCTION 2nd Edition, Routledge (2010) Phillip Zarrilli, B. McConachie, G. Williams, C. Sorgenfrei (eds.)
ISBN: 978-0415462242
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