Art of Africa

obligatory courses

Classes for African studies course. Continuation of a course Sztuka Afryki (Z).

Blended learning
Classroom

Continuation of a course Sztuka Afryki (Z). The second part of the course is entirely dedicated to the history of theater (and other performative arts) on the African continent.

The course includes both lectures on the history of theater in Africa and a workshop component, during which students are supposed to write a theatrical script based on a selected text. The presentation and evaluation of the script, utilizing elements characteristic of traditional African theater, will form the basis for the subject exam.

Steiner, M. Geneza teatru w świetle antropologii kulturowej, Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego 2003.

Szturc, W. Rytualne źródła teatru, Kraków: PWST im. Ludwika Solskiego 2013.

Falkiewicz, A. Teatr. Społeczeństwo, Wrocław: Ossolineum 1980.

Plastow, J., African Theatre and Politics, Amsterdam-Atlanta: Rodopi 1996.

Boon, R., Plastow J., (eds.), Theatre Matters, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1998.

Breitinger, E., Sander, R. (eds.). Drama and theatre in Africa, Bayreuth, W. Germany:Bayreuth University 1986.

Conteh-Morgan, J., Olaniyan, T. (eds.),African drama and performance, Bloomington: Indiana University Press 2004.

Traoré, B., The black African theatre and its social functions, Ibadan: Ibadan University Press, 1972.

Banham, M., Wake, C., Współczesny teatr Czarnej Afryki, Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy 1980.

Banham M. (red.), A History of Theatre in Africa, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

After completing the course the student:

Knowledge:

- has extended knowledge of particular problems pertaining to the culture and society of selected African countries (K_W03)

- demonstrates good grasp of contemporary cultural life of selected African countries (K_W08)

Skills:

- can search for, analyze, evaluate and use information from different sources and can form critical judgments on its basis (K_U01)

- can indicate most important intellectual problems, dilemmas, aesthetic preferences taking shape inside the culture of a chosen region in Africa (K_U10)

- can analyze most important phenomena in the area of history, socio-political, linguistic or cultural situation of selected African countries (K_U11)

Social competences:

- can actively cooperate and work in a group as well as forge relationships and build social relations (K_K2)

- is open to new ideas and trends as well as cultural diversity (K_K5)

- has awareness of the differences stemming from cultural, religious and philosophical variety and their influence on shaping legal processes (K_K6)

- understands and appreciates the value of tradition and cultural heritage of one’s own country and Africa's cultural heritage (K_K8)

- actively acts in aid of mutual understanding and effective intercultural communication, cultural and economic cooperation, domestic contacts and ones in Africa (K_K10)

- can use linguistic and cultural competences in professional situations such as aid programmes, government programmes, immigration problems, national security issues (K_K12)

- continuous assessment

- the exam involves presenting a completed theater project

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