170601 SE MA 1.1. "Forms of Staging and Aesthetic Perception" (2023W)
Melodrama
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 18.09.2023 09:00 to Su 24.09.2023 23:55
- Registration is open from Tu 26.09.2023 17:00 to We 27.09.2023 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Tu 31.10.2023 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
10.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
17.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
24.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
31.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
07.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
14.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
21.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
28.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
05.12.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
12.12.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
09.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
16.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
23.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Tuesday
30.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 4 2H558 UZA II Rotunde
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The seminar grade consists of a moderation (30%) and a presentation (70%).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Requirements for the positive completion of the seminar are the following
- Presence in the organization and information session on 10.10.23,
- regular preparation, presence and active participation in the seminar units,
- the moderation of a thematic discussion as well as a presentation in the second phase, the latter has to be revised and handed in after the presentation.
- Presence in the organization and information session on 10.10.23,
- regular preparation, presence and active participation in the seminar units,
- the moderation of a thematic discussion as well as a presentation in the second phase, the latter has to be revised and handed in after the presentation.
Examination topics
Reading list
- Brandlmeier, Thomas. Douglas Sirk und das ironisierte Melodram. München: edition text+kritik im Richard Boorberg Verlag, 2022.
- Bratton, Jacky; Cook, Jim Cook; Gledhill, Christine (Eds.). Melodrama. Stage, Picture, Screen. London: British Film Institute, 1994.
- Brooks, Peter. The Melodramatic Imagination. Balzac, Henry James and the Mode of Excess. New York: Columbia University Press, 1985. [EA 1976]
- Gledhill, Christine; Williams, Linda (Eds.). Melodrama Unbound: Across History, Media, and National Cultures. New York: Columbia University Press, 2018.
- Hays, Michael; Nikolopoulou, Anastasia (Eds.). Melodrama. The Cultural Emergence of a Genre. New York: St. Martin‘s Press, 1996.
- Landy, Marcia (Ed.). Imitations of Life. A Reader on Film & Television Melodrama. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1991.
- Menke, Bettine; Schäfer, Armin; Eschkötter, Daniel (Hg.). Das Melodram – ein Medienbastard. Berlin: Theater der Zeit, 2013.
- Redmond, James (Ed.). Melodrama. Cambridge: University Press, 1992.
- Williams, Carolyn (Ed.) The Cambridge Companion to English Melodrama. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- Bratton, Jacky; Cook, Jim Cook; Gledhill, Christine (Eds.). Melodrama. Stage, Picture, Screen. London: British Film Institute, 1994.
- Brooks, Peter. The Melodramatic Imagination. Balzac, Henry James and the Mode of Excess. New York: Columbia University Press, 1985. [EA 1976]
- Gledhill, Christine; Williams, Linda (Eds.). Melodrama Unbound: Across History, Media, and National Cultures. New York: Columbia University Press, 2018.
- Hays, Michael; Nikolopoulou, Anastasia (Eds.). Melodrama. The Cultural Emergence of a Genre. New York: St. Martin‘s Press, 1996.
- Landy, Marcia (Ed.). Imitations of Life. A Reader on Film & Television Melodrama. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1991.
- Menke, Bettine; Schäfer, Armin; Eschkötter, Daniel (Hg.). Das Melodram – ein Medienbastard. Berlin: Theater der Zeit, 2013.
- Redmond, James (Ed.). Melodrama. Cambridge: University Press, 1992.
- Williams, Carolyn (Ed.) The Cambridge Companion to English Melodrama. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Mo 09.10.2023 09:07
The seminar deals with melodrama in a narrower as well as in a broader sense. In the first stage of the seminar, we will work together on three typical melodramas (two from the field of theater, one from the field of film) and read key contributions to their understanding from the rich research literature. The second stage will focus on the phenomena chosen by students, which will be interpreted in terms of their melodramatic features.
The goal of the seminar is an examination of melodrama as an aesthetic practice, both practicing dramaturgical-analytical skills and expanding historical knowledge.