Media, film, literature: Contemporary British and American Drama by Women 2510-f2ENG1W-MFL-CDW
Laboratorium (LAB) Semestr zimowy 2021/22

Assessment methods:

- test - W1, W2, U3, U4

- presentation (theoretical and critical approach to the selected problem) - W1, W2, U1, U2, U3, U4

- active participation in discussion - U1, U2, U3, U4

- assignment - U4

Assessment criteria:

The final mark consists of:

- test results (50% of the final grade)

- assessment of the presentation (20% of the final grade)

- assessment of participation (20% of the final grade)

- assignment (10% of the final grade)

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Online option (if online teaching is introduced):

Assessment methods:

- test - W1, W2, U3, U4 (Moodle)

- presentation (theoretical and critical approach to the selected problem) - W1, W2, U1, U2, U3, U4 (online MS Teams videoconferences)

- active participation in discussion - U1, U2, U3, U4 (online MS Teams videoconferences)

- assignment - U4 (Moodle assignment)

Assessment criteria:

The final mark consists of:

- test results (50% of the final grade)

- assessment of the presentation (20% of the final grade)

- assessment of participation (20% of the final grade)

- assignment (10% of the final grade)

1. Introduction

2. Women playwrights

3. Motherhood: Shelagh Delaney: A Taste of Honey (1958)

4. Witch-hunts: Caryl Churchill: Vinegar Tom (1976)

5. Madness: Kim Morrissey: Dora, A Case of Hysteria (1994)

6. Thatcherism and the debate on prostitution: Kay Adshead: Thatcher’s Women (1987)

7. Violence and the debate on pornography: Sarah Daniels: Masterpieces (1983)

8. War, trauma, oppressive institutions and love in in-yer-face drama: Sarah Kane: Blasted (1995), Cleansed (1998), Skin (1997)

9. Re-writing the canon: Paula Vogel: Desdemona: A Play about a Handkerchief (1977)

10. Revising the myth of Philomela: Timberlake Wertenbaker: The Love of the Nightingale (1988)

11. Disability drama: Susan Nussbaum: No One as Nasty (1995/2000)

12. Non-heterosexual drama and pastiche: Bryony Lavery: Her Aching Heart (1990)

13. War, death, art, love in 21st century short plays: Caryl Churchill: Ding Dong the Wicked (2012), Here We Go (2015),Tickets are Now on Sale (2015)

14. Drama in the times of the pandemic: Isolated But Open: Voices from Across The Shutdown (collective work) (2020)