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PRFM2607: Performance Histories
2025 unit information
This unit of study reflects on the issues and methods that constitute theatre history and its relationship to Performance Studies. We will consider the variety of source materials on which histories of performance are based and some of the genres of historical scholarship that are useful for historians. We will also study how descriptions and theorisations of creative practices from the past are influential in the work of contemporary theatre and performance practitioners.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Theatre and Performance Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level from PRFM including PRFM1601 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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PRFM3602 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate a developing understanding of what is involved in doing theatre history.
- LO2. demonstrate a developing knowledge of the principles, methods, standards, values and boundaries of doing theatre history.
- LO3. demonstrate a developing capacity to critically appraise the possibilities and limitations of theatre history
- LO4. show a developing understanding of the impact of past performance practices on present day theatre making.
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