TEA4013 – Henrik Ibsen and European Theatre 1750-1900
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
An historical and theoretical presentation of Henrik Ibsen in relation to European theatre 1750-1900. Ibsen’s life and works coincide with the development of the middle-class institution of theatre and furthermore with the breakthrough of modern theatre. Ibsen received his education as a theatrical practitioner during the Norwegian theatre’s national romantic period. He broke away from Norwegian practice by following trends from European theatre when he wrote his realistic and symbolic plays. Ibsen’s dramas will in this course be arranged in a performative context, emphasizing the dramatist’s theatrical tools in relation to theatrical practice. These issues illuminate at the same time Ibsen’s position in research literature.
Learning outcome
To understand Ibsen as a part of his own times and the theatre of his day, through historical and theoretical perspectives. The emphasis on the relationship between theatrical practice and the theatrical script carries with it at the same time an understanding of Ibsen’s significance as a dramatist. During the course the students will also develop a theoretical basis for independent analysis of research literature and the reception of Ibsen.
Admission
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Admission to the Master’s programme Culture- and Idea Studies or Aesthetic Studies.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
The course requires a completed bachelor degree.
Recommended previous knowledge
Good English language skills are recommended
Overlapping courses
Some of the courses at the Faculty of Humanities (HF) can overlap with the former study units of the type ”grunnfag”, “semesteremne”, and ”mellomfag”. The student him/herself must take responsibility for assuring that the content in the course does not overlap with study units the student has already earned credits for earlier. For more information about overlap for this theme, contact the institute offering the course.
Teaching
The instruction is a combination of lectures (7 double hours) and seminars which are held throughout the entire semester. The seminars consist of 7 group instructional gatherings, as well as internet-instruction in the virtual classroom, Fronter.
At the beginning of the semester two qualifying assignments will be presented. Each student must write and obtain approval for one of these assignments in order to take the exam. Each assignment shall have a scope of approx. 2-3 pages (2300 characters per page), and they are to be turned in using Fronter. The deadlines for these assignments will be announced in a detailed semester plan.
Together with the qualifying assignment, the student will turn in an obligatory statement regarding cheating.
It is the student’s responsibility to obtain information as to whether or not the qualifying assignment is accepted.
Examination
The qualifying assignment must be approved in order to be allowed to take the course exam.
The grade is determined based on a 3-day home exam at the end of the semester. The assignment shall be approx. 4-6 pages (2300 characters per page).
Together with the home exam, the student shall turn in an obligatory statement regarding cheating.
The evaluation form is integrated in the teaching and it is therefore not possible to take the course without being admitted to the instructional coursework.
Letter grades are assigned following the scale A, B, C, D, E and F. A is the best grade while F is failing.
Before you write assignments or exams, you should learn about rules for correct use of citations and references.