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This course introduces Scottish Theatre and its various histories, geographies, politics and practices. It seeks to support students to understand and locate themselves within the ecology in which Scottish Theatre takes place, exploring key examples of Scottish theatre practice, including the national, popular, political and experimental.

10 x 2 hr lecture per week over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

Standard entry to Masters at College level.

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4 x blog posts of 500-700 words each (2,500 words) (50%)

1 x 20 minute group presentation on a proposal for a Scottish Theatre Event (25%)

1 x 2,500 word group project report (25%)

This course will provide the opportunity to:

■ Explore and understand the varied geographies, histories, and practices of Scottish Theatre.

■ Provide students with knowledge of key concepts and debates in relation to the concept and practices of Scottish Theatre.

■ Introduce students to key practitioners, texts and theatrical forms from across Scottish Theatre's history. 

■ Develop students research and analytical skills to examine Scottish Theatre practices both historically and currently, and to consider its potential futures.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Articulate clear arguments from the field of Scottish Theatre scholarship and apply those ideas in the critical study of Scottish Theatre practices.

■ Identify and analyse the relationship between context and practice.

■ Demonstrate an ability to collaborate on the production of a research-driven proposal or essay that examines the significance of form and process within Scottish theatre.

■ Present their ideas critically, clearly, and coherently in written and spoken form.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.