2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

302 ,THEATRE AND FILMSOCIOL 4V03 ' ISSUES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF, ,OCCUPATIONS AND THE PROFESSIONSAnadvcinced course allowi,ng detailed study of one or m'ore topics ofspecial interest.'Three hours (seminar); one term, Prerequisite: Registration in Level IV Honours Sociology. Students wish.,ing to register 'irthis course must seek the permission of the Department.Enrolment is limited.SOCIOL 4W03SOCIAL, PROBLEMSThe focus of the course will be theories concerning social prob'lems oran empirical e~amination of specific issues that have become the objectof publlej debate and discussion. ' ' " ,Three hours (seminar); one term,Prerequisite: Registration in Level IV Honours Sociology. Students:wish- iing to register in thiS course must seek Jhe permission of the Department.Enrolment is limited; ,-SOFTWARE ENGINEERING(SEE COMPUTING AND SOFTWARE). I 'SPANISHTHEATRE & FILMWEB ,ADDRESS:, ' ,http://wWw.humanifies.mcmasfer.ca/-sQfa/index.hfml, Togo'Saimon Hpll, Room 414'Ext 27671Courses and programs in Theatre & Film are administered within 'theSchool of the Arts of the. Faculty of 'Humanities.Note:Students are advised to note carefully thE) prerequisites for all courses,and take note which courses are offered in alternate years. 'CoursesLIf no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.THTR&FLM ·1 A03: INTRODUCTION TO, . THEATRICAL-PERFORMANCEAn exploration of the ways theatre artists bring different. productionelements and performance techniques together to get audiences thinkingabout important social issues.Two,lectures, one tutorial; one termAntireqlJisite: DRAMA 1 A03, 1 A06, lAA3THTR&,FLM 1 BO~ , INTRODU'CTION TO FILM ANALYSISAn introduction to an interrelated set of approaches to fjlm study, all ofwhich are defined by their attention to the filmic text and which providestudents with a grasp of me fundamentals of film an,alysis.Two lectures, one tutorial, pius one weekly film,screening; one term, Antirequisite: DRAMA .2XO~ ,THTR&FLM 2AA3 ' PERFORMANCE IDENTITY IN ACTIONStudents are introduced to' practices used by perfQrrners to create alter-. nate social identities in ways that allow us to reflect on the actions thatcreate contemporary social relationships.Two studios; one term- .Prerequisite: Registration in a program in Theatre and Film' Studies orCommunication Studies (Performance Studies Stream). Students wish-:­ing to register in this course must submit an application form to theSchool of the Arts by the end of April to guarantee consideration fot the '. following year. 'Antirequisite: DRAMA,2A06, THTR& FLM 2A06Enrolment is limited to 24, students. Priority will be given, first to stU.,dents registered in the Theatre arid Film studies program, and then tostudents registered in the Perfoririance Studies Stream' of the Communication,.studies program. Departmental permission required. ', THTR&FLM 2BB3 CREATING PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTSAn introductioh to different techniques used to create an environment inwhich a specific performance' can becdrre meaningful for a particularaudience. Students will participate in directed work with theatre artists,who may include designers,technicians, and public relations specialists,''on program productions. "', •One studio; one term. (60 practicum hours including ~venings and weekends.)Prerequisi~e: Registration in. a program in Theatre & Filrri Studies, Multimedia,Art or Communication Studies (Performance Studies Stream). Studentswishing to register in this cbur$e must submit an application formto the School 0Uhe Arts by the end of April to guarantee oonsideraUon 'for the following year.' ",Antirequisite: DRAMA 3D03, THTR & FLM 2803,Enrolmentis limited to 30 stuc/.ents. Priority will be given first,to studentsregistered in the Theatre & Film' Studies prog"fairJ, 'and then' to studentsregistered.in the Multimedia, Art, and Communic'atiqn Studies (Performance,StudiesStream) programs. Departmental permission required.THTR&FLM '2C03' DRAMATIC FORMS'Formerly: DRAMA 2D03,(SEE MODERN LANGUAGESANDUNGUISTlCS, HISPANICSniDIES) , Different ,performance ,techniques and conventions demand particularforms of ;dramatic narrative. 8y comparing the way s'imilar stories are',STATISTICStold in different media arid genres,stl,ldents identify the structuringeIe-_____..,--___...o.-___---.,._,....-_______ ~ ____ ~_ " "ments ,of dramatic texts written for live performance, film television and(SEE MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS) music'th,eatre., " ' "Three hours (I.~ctures and group 'presentations); one term , "TECHNOLOGY ,Prerequisite: DRAMA 1A93, 1AA3 (or 1A06); orTHTR&FLM1A03" 1'B03Cros,s-list: CMST 2P03,. COMP' LIT 2D03•,(SEE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING Antirequisite: DRAMA 2003, 2D06TECHNOLOGy) , , THTR&FLM 2003 HISTORY OFWESTERNTHEATRE PERFORMANCETOTHE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ,,Formerly: DRAMA, 2L03 ' , , ''A survey of the traditions of Western theatre production from ClassicalGreece to the Eighteenth Century including architecture,design, stagemachinery, 'the organization of production, the training and preparation ofthe actor" and audience reception. ,Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: Registration in a program ih Theatre,& Film Studies, Antireql,lisite: DRAMA 2L03, 2M03, 3G03, 'THTR&FLM 2E03 NEW MEDIA AND PERFORMANCEFormerly: DRAMA, 2803 " ,This course will explore critical issues in new media and examine theways in which new medi~ shape the creation, reception, and interpretationi of forms of performance., Three hours, (lectures and disqussion);/one termPrerequisite: Registratfonin Level II or, above of a program in Theatre\ . and Film Studies or Communication Studies (Cultural' Studies or PerformanceSt'udies Stream~) ,Antirequisite: DRAMA 2803Cross-list: CMST2S03 'Enrolment is limited to 50 students.THTR&FLM2F03 FILM HISTORY TO THE SECOND WORLD WARAn introduction to the hfstory of narrative film from its beginnings to theSecond World War. It focuses on narrative cinema's development fromaesthetic, social, technological' and' economic· perspectives while-alsotouching 'Dna selected number' of issues in film theory.Two lectures; plus one weekly film screening; one termPrerequisite: R~gistration in Level II or above'Cross-list: ART HIST 2G03, CMST 2XQ3 (formerly CMST 2X06)Antirequisite: DRAMA 2X06''Enrolment is limited tQ 150 students.THTR&FLM 2G03 THE ANCIENT WORLD iN FILMThe empha~is is on myth (Amazons, Hercules) and history (slave revolts;banquets, decadent emperors), studied via Greek and Latin ac- ', counts (in translation) and cinematic versions (e.g., Electra, Medea,.' Mighty Aphrodite, Apocalypse Now, Spartacus, I Claudiu$)'Three lectures; one termPrerequi~ite: Registration in Level II or aboveCross-list: CLASSICS2E03, CMST 2Y03This\ course is, administered by the Department of Classics.