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DT6117: Critical Theory for Film and Theatre (S2)
Semester 2 | Credits: 10
This module will introduce students to the conceptual and methodological considerations generated by a practice-based approach to research. Practice-based research is an original investigation undertaken to gain new knowledge partly by means of practice and the outcomes of that practice.Through a combination of seminars, guest-lectures and case studies, students will explore and assess the diversity of approaches which constitute practice-based research in the fields of film and theatre.
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- Articulate the possible relationships between the practice and written components of a practice-based research project
- Articulate the history of practice-based research and the range of approaches which have constituted practice-based research projects
- Write a practice-based research proposal
- Present an argument for including a practice-element within a proposed research project
- Display an awareness of the challenges involved in undertaking practice-based research
- Construct a realistic timeline for undertaking a practice-based research project
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- SEÁN CROSSON:
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- PATRICK LONERGAN:
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- KAREN M WALSH:
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- CHARLOTTE MCIVOR:
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- MIRIAM HAUGHTON:
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- AOIFE HARRINGTON:
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- EMMA BRINTON:
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Reading List
- "Practice-as-Research: In Performance and Screen" by Ludivine Allegue
- "Research Methods in Theatre and Performance" by Baz Kershaw and Helen Nicholson, eds.
- "Practice as Research in the Arts: Principles, Pedagogies, Resistances" by Robin Nelson
- "What A Body Can Do: Technique as Knowledge, Practice as Research" by Ben Spatzs
- "Practice-Led Research: Research-Led Practice in the Creative Arts" by Hazel Smith and Roger Dean
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.