Detailed Information
This course will introduce students to a wide range of queer theatre and performance in Britain, Ireland, U.S.A., and Canada. Students will engage with critical theory, play texts, various genres of performance, and some film and video to interrogate what queer theatre and performance are and how they have developed in the English-speaking world. Looking at texts from the 1960s to the present, the changing epistemological statues of queer identities and queer performance practices will be examined in relation to the local context of their production and in relation to the international character of queer discourses. Special attention will be paid to the intersections of sexual identity and race, class, gender and nation.
Semester 2
Level 2
Lectures: Tuesdays 12:00 - 13:00, beginning 23 January, 2018
Tutorials: There are no tutorials for this module.
If you are taking this module for credit, please take note of the dates below:
Term dates for revision: Saturday, 28 April - Sunday, 6 May
Term dates for exams: Tuesday, 8 May – Saturday, 19 May
Open Learning Fee (audit only) €350 per module
Open Learning Fee (with assessment) €500 per 5 credit module
Upgrading from audit to credit: You may upgrade from being an audit student to a credit student up to three weeks into term. Please note, however, that you can't change back to being an audit student - if you decide not to complete the assignments and/or sit the exams, this will appear on your academic record.
Concessions
There are no concessions available for Open Learning modules.
Refunds
Refunds may in some instances be available for extenuating circumstances, such as serious illness, within two weeks of the start of the module. Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing, with supporting documents where appropriate.
Dr Paul Halferty