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123220 SE Literature Seminar / BA Paper / MA British/Irish/New English (2014W)

Martin McDonagh: Playwright and Filmmaker

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 14.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 21.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 28.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 04.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 11.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 18.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 25.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 02.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 09.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 16.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 13.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 20.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 27.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

"A play should be a thrill like a fantastic rollercoaster." What Martin McDonagh in an interview in 1997 described as one of the principles of his dramaturgy has since been generally acknowledged as a hallmark of his oeuvre (esp. the so-called "Leenane Trilogy") even as he seems to have drifted into another genre and nowadays is often better known as a filmmaker, viz. his Oscar-winning short film "Six Shooter" (2006) and the internationally acclaimed "In Bruges" (2008) and "Seven Psychopaths" (2012). The films perpetuate in another medium typical features associated with McDonagh the dramatist: the bodily grotesque (resulting from the portrayal of physical violence), violent language, solecisms, non-sequiturs, inconsequential dialogues, and, of course, black humour and cynicism.

NB: Students wishing to register early and ready to take on one of the topics for oral presentations in October/early November are kindly asked to contact Prof. Huber via e-mail wern.huber@univie.ac.at asap:
Oct 14: (1) Martin McDonagh: A Bio-Bibliographical Survey
Oct 21: (2) Martin McDonagh in Interviews
(3) Introducing THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE
Oct 28: (4) In-Yer-Face Theatre

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Regular attendance, active participation in class, PowerPoint presentation, research paper (ca. 20 pp.), written final written test.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

We will attempt to study and historicise McDonagh's impact in the context of 1990s In-Yer-Face theatre and consider his films with regard to their critique of Irishness as well as intertextual and metafictional strategies.

Prüfungsstoff

Class discussion of plays and films and selected scenes; student presentations on selected topics.

Literatur

Martin McDonagh, "Plays 1: The Beauty Queen of Leenane, A Skull in Connemara, The Lonesome West" (London: Methuen, 1999). ISBN-13: 978-0413713506.
Further material for obligatory and ancillary reading will be provided on an e-learning platform. Therefore, students are asked to familiarise themselves in advance with the MOODLE platform. For introduction and self-guided tour, please see <https://elearning.univie.ac.at/>.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: UF4.2.4-322, BA10.2, MA4, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0374

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33