English and drama

Critical Thinking and Performance

Module code: Q3260
Level 5
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Seminar
Assessment modes: Coursework

This module introduces you to a number of significant critical frameworks which shape our understanding of culture, politics and society. It is designed to encourage you to think about – and apply theoretical positions to – the related fields of drama, theatre and performance. Key skills you’ll gain include:

• essay writing
• collaborative presentation skills
• expanded knowledge of how to theorise performance. 

Module learning outcomes

• Locate critical theories in their historical and cultural contexts
• Analyse and evaluate the applicability of different critical theories to performance
• Engage in critical dialogue with theorists' ideas
• Apply critical theory to more specific theories of drama/theatre/performance