Theatre and Globalization

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Theatre and Globalization

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

Learn how theatre and globalization have affected each other over the past century, and how to conduct your own research on global theatre histories.... 

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Approx. 13 hours to complete

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Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Flexible deadlines

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Beginner Level

Suggested: 3 hours/week

Approx. 13 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section

3 hours to complete

Definitions, Methods, and Resources for Writing Global Theatre Histories

Introductions with definitions of "theatre" and "globalization"; conceptualizing 'global theatre histories'; overview of online resources for researching the history of theatre during the late 19th and 20th centuries....

6 videos (Total 26 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

6 videos

Introduction to Global Theatre Histories (GTH)4m

Globalization3m

Deterritorialization, Modernization, and Connectivity 3m

Methodology 5m

Course Outline 3m

Resources for Global Theatre Histories5m

5 readings

Syllabus10m

About Us10m

Grading and Logistics10m

Definitions, Methods, and Resources for Writing Global Theatre Histories10m

Historical Newspapers Online10m

2

Section

1 hour to complete

Theatre on the move: Migration, Mobility and Modernization

How we can relate migration and mobility to the dissemination of theatre....

6 videos (Total 33 min), 2 readings

6 videos

Introduction - Deterritorialization and Modernization 6m

Mobility 3m

Theatre on the Move 4m

Touring 1m

The Exhibitionary Complex 11m

Mei Lanfang - Interview with Catherine Yeh 5m

2 readings

Theatre on the Move10m

Resources for Module 210m

3

Section

2 hours to complete

Global Players: Actors, Managers and Agents

Actors, Managers, and Theatrical Agents; with a focus on the people who organized the global migration of theatre. ...

7 videos (Total 42 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

7 videos

Global Players - Introduction 1m

Sarah Bernhardt3m

Connecting the World. Newspaper Networks 7m

Daniel Bandman3m

Kawakami Otojirō and Sadda Yacco8m

Theatrical Management8m

Theatrical Agents 9m

2 readings

Global Players: Actors, Managers, and Agents10m

Resources for Module 310m

1 practice exercise

Midterm30m

4

Section

3 hours to complete

Global Hubs and Local Theatres

Theatre Buildings as 'Cultural Hubs' and 'Contact Zones'; methodologies and concepts for approaching theatres as places where different people, languages, and cultures met and interacted. ...

6 videos (Total 31 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

6 videos

Global Hubs and Local Theatres- Introduction 2m

Cairo 6m

Bombay 4m

Manila 4m

Shanghai 10m

Theatres and Modernization - Assignment 2m

2 readings

Global Hubs and Local Theatres10m

Resources for Module 410m

Instructor

Christopher Balme

Professor

Institut für Theaterwissenschaft / Department of Theatre Studies

About Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

As one of Europe's leading research universities, LMU Munich is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in research and teaching. Building on its 500-year-tradition of scholarship, LMU covers a broad spectrum of disciplines, ranging from the humanities and cultural studies through law, economics and social studies to medicine and the sciences....

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