IDENTIFYING DATA 2014_15
Subject (*) SHAKESPEARIAN DRAMA Code 12142226
Study programme
English Studies (2001)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Theory credits Practical credits Type Year Period
6 4.5 1.5 Optional 2Q
Language
Anglès
Department Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
Coordinator
RUSSELL BROWN, ELISABETH
 E-mail liz.russell@urv.cat
Lecturers
RUSSELL BROWN, ELISABETH
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General description and relevant information This course will be based on a study of Shakespeare's work through texts, films and theory. Importance will be given to readings which deal with the politics of gender, race and emotions.
In this subject you only have the right to make the exam, because the degree you are studying is going to be extinguished. You have to take a look the timetable of the subject to know the exam's date. If you need an extraordinary exam session, you have to enrol for this, presenting an application to the secretariat of your campus or faculty.

Continguts
Topic Sub-topic
Introduction to Shakespeare Shakespeare and the Elizabethan context. Shakespeare under James VI
Cultural politics and Shakespeare
Shakespeare: reading his work The language.
Close reading of some famous passages from his plays.
Shakespeare's Sonnets Sonnets of love, politics and power
Shakespeare through theory Hamlet: A study through psychoanalytic theory
Macbeth: An ideological study of the written play and the modernised film version
The Tempest: A study of gender and race politics in a modernised film version

Atenció personalitzada
Description
My office hours will be posted on Moodle. Students can also contact me through e-mail or by telephone. and 977.559527 It is important that each work group come and discuss their presentation with me at least two weeks before their presentation date.

Avaluació
 
Other comments and second exam session

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Students who attend classes regularly but fail the continuous assessment: If the sum of all your grades does not add up to 50%, you will have to take the resit exam which will consist of a 20 question test (20 marks) + 4 short essay questions (80 marks). The date of the exam will be registered on Moodle.

Regular attendance means not missing more than 5.


Students who do not attend classes regularly will be asked to do the following:

A 20-question test based on the texts discussed in class, that is all the texts in your dossier and those on Moodle. (20 marks)
You will have to take part in one of the regular class presentations on Wednesdays and write the first assignment. The class presentation will take place on the date agreed by your group. (40 marks)
You will be required to write a final essay in the exam. The subject of the essay will be based on the material studied throughout the course. (40 marks)

Please note: You might be asked to do an oral exam.

Fonts d'informació
Basic
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There will be a dossier of photocopied texts available in the photocopying room at the beginning of the semester. The dossier will contain some poetry, theoretical texts and bibliography. In addition, I shall be posting relevant articles and websites on Moodle and showing you illustrations and paintings on power-point. It is essential that you give me your e-mail address at the beginning of the course, and notify me if there is any change of address. The Library stocks a wide variety of books and DVDs on Shakespeare. There are numerous specialised websites on Shakespearean studies. Too many to list here!
Complementary

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