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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
GEP1122	Shakespeare and Contemporary Performance	Spring	3	0	3	4

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	GE-Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None.
Course Objectives:	This course brings together performance studies, cultural theory, modern theatre history and a detailed study of Shakespearean text to give students the fullest possible understanding of how Shakespeare works today. Students will have the opportunity to explore, in depth, how Shakespeare’s texts are adapted to stage.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1- To develop a literary perspective and the ability to understand Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets.

2- To be able to develop critical thinking/writing skills, i.e., the ability to analyze, interpret, synthesize, and evaluate literary material.

3- To study specific topics (specific play) in an in-depth manner.

4- To set the works studied in their social, cultural, and political contexts.

5- To improve their ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude.

6- To understand how actors, directors and adaptors make live theatre from raw material.

7- To understand how critics make sense of and write about performances.

8- To learn how a Shakespearean text is adapted for an actual performance.

Course Content

Detailed study of Shakespeare’s plays and analysis of spcecific performances.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the Course Review of general concepts (renaissance, reform…)
2)	16th century England The Tudors, Queen Elizabeth, Literature and art in the 16th century
3)	Life and works of Shakespeare His life, works, general characterestics of his works, common themes (from selected texts), his tragedies, comedies and historical plays
4)	Shakespeare’s Tragedies Terms related to tragedy (tragic hero, tragic flaw…) Close reading - Hamlet...
5)	Hamlet Hamlet: discuss themes of morality, corruption, ambition, action—madness	Reading - Hamlet
6)	Hamlet Viewing parts of two film adaptations of Hamlet: Laurence Olivier’s 1948 version and Kenneth Branagh’s 1997 version
7)	Shakespeare the Poet What is a sonnet? The “ Young Man” and the “Dark Lady” Themes: Art, immortality, time, death
8)	Revision
9)	Guest lecturer - discussion of one of the plays we've watched.
10)	One of Shakespeare's tragedies (Macbeth, Othello or Merchant of Venice)	Reading
11)	Continue analyzing the play (tragedy).
12)	Shakespeare’s Comedies Theme Appearance and Reality How Shakespeare constructes a complex orchestration between different characters and between appearance and reality and how he uses this pattern to comment on a variety of human foibles. Selected readings from A Midsummer Night’s Dream	Reading - A Midsummer Night’s Dream
13)	A Midsummer Night’s Dream continued...
14)	Shakespeare’s Fools The wisdom of Shakespeare’s fools.
15)	Final Exam
16)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Shakespeare'in seçilen 3 oyunu Shakespeare yazar ve eserleri - Stanley Wells Shakespeare in Production: Whose History? H.R. Coursen The Shakespearean Stage 1574-1642 – Andrew Gurr Articles – depending on the plays being discussed that semester
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	16	% 10
Quizzes	2	% 10
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	2	5	10
Homework Assignments	2	5	10
Midterms	1	15	15
Final	1	15	15
Total Workload			92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
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