| Semester 2, 2020 On-campus Toowoomba | |
| Short Description: | Political & Community Theatre |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Creative Arts |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 100103 - Drama and Theatre Studies |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Other requisites
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.
Rationale
This course explores the relationship between art and society within Australian and international contexts. Emphasis will be placed on community and political models developed both in and outside Australia in order to explore their relevance and adaptation and problem solving capabilities of a range of economic, social and political circumstances.
Synopsis
This course focuses on a range of historical and recently developed theories and methodologies with a community theatre and critical pedagogic relevance. Students will investigate the structures and working applications of a range of political and cultural activities from agitational propaganda, theatre of protest, and community- improvisation-based theatre.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to demonstrate:
- a detailed application of critical and cultural literacies in principles of theatrical production skills used in community and politically generated performance material and based on a range of historical, contemporary, and international models;
- written and oral communication skills throughout practical applications of problem solving techniques in creating community performance;
- the management and organisational skills associated with professional literacies of theatrical methods of practice required to instigate and evaluate community and political theatre.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Political theatre theorists: Piscator, Meyerhold, Boal, Federal Theatre project, Agitational Propaganda | 40.00 |
| 2. | Community theatre: Blue Blouse, El Teatro Campesino and Living Newspapers | 40.00 |
| 3. | Collaborative theatre development | 20.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=THE1003)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 65.00 |
| Private Study | 48.00 |
| Workshops | 52.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOAL WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT | 100 | 25 | 21 Aug 2020 | |
| SCRAPBOOK FOR LIVING NEWSPAPER | 100 | 25 | 04 Sep 2020 | |
| LIVING NEWSPAPER JNL/PROCESS | 100 | 50 | 26 Oct 2020 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.
External and Online:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students鈥� responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
On-campus
It is the students鈥� responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination in this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
As there are no examinations in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Other requirements
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.