Learn how theatre and globalization have affected each other over the past century, and how to conduct your own research on global theatre histories.
Offered By
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
13 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
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
Week
21 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
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
Week
32 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
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
Week
43 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
Cairo 6m
Bombay 4m
Manila 4m
Shanghai 10m
Theatres and Modernization - Assignment 2m
2 readings
Global Hubs and Local Theatres10m
Resources for Module 410m
4.7
25 ReviewsTop reviews from Theatre and Globalization
This course was very informative about how globalized theatre production was in the past and not fully appreciated
The majority of material presented is done so in a variety of ways that keep the course moving forward.
Instructor
Christopher Balme
ProfessorInstitut für Theaterwissenschaft / Department of Theatre Studies
About Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
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