2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

. \THTR&FLM 2H03 THE CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE'FILMThis. course examines the development cif Japanese films' since theSecond World War, including contemporary feature 'films and animations,exploring the rich legacy of directors such as Akita KurosaviJa, KonIchikawa, Juzo Itami and Masayuki Suo, and animation directors suchas Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata.Two lectures, plus one weekly film screening; one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level " or aboveCross-list: JAPAN ST 2F03Offered in alternate years.This course is acjministered by the Department of 'Modem Languagesand Linguistics. 'THTR&FLM 2103 ITALY THROUGH THE CAMERA LEN'SThis course takes the student on' a journey through fifty years of Italiancinematic history using nine movies (in Italian, with subtitles) that representsome of the most critical moments related to Italian culture in postWWII period. Taught in English., Three hours; one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level " or aboveCross-list: ITALIAN 2803THTR&FLM 2T03 MUSIC FOR FILM AND TELEVISIONAn examination of how music functions to help create meanings in film'and television programs. Examples will be drawn .from throughout thehistory of film and television. . .' 'Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level II or aboveCross-list: CMST 2T03, MUSIC 2F03Antirequisite: SADM 3A03. THTR&FLM 3CC3 'MANAGING PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTSA su"'{ey of the skills and practices involved in managing performance environments'with special attention to' issues in production management andstage/studio management. Students will undertake management of different. aspects of Theatre & Film Studies productions as part of their course of study.Term one: two hours; Term two: one hour (Workshop and practicalexercises. 60 practicum houts'including evenings and weekends)Prerequisite: Registration in a pr9gram in Theatre & Film Studies and agrade, of at least 8- in DRAMA 3D03, THTR & FLM 2803 or ~883. Studentswishing to register in this course must, submit an application form 'to the School oUhe Arts by the end of April to guarantee'consideratiorifor the following year.Antirequisite: THTR & FLM 3C03Enrolment is limited to 18. students. Departmental permission requiredi.THTR&FLM 3D03 WESTERN THEATRE HISTORY: 1700-1885A study of the major movements shaping Western theatre from the Restorationto the rise of Naturalism.Two hours, plus play readings; one termPrerequisite: Six units of Level" Drama or Theatre & FilmOffered in alternate years. .THTR&FLM 3E03 TWENTIETH-CENTURY THEATREAn exploration of important formal and social experiments that marked twentieth-centurytheatre and paved the way for contemporary theatre forms ..,Three hour lecture and discussion; one termPrerequisite: Six units of .Level " Drama or Theatre & Film;.or registrationin Level III or IV of a Comparativ~ Literature program and three units ofDrama or Theatre & FilmCross-list: CaMP LIT 3C03Offered in alternate years.THTR&FLM 3F03 DEVELOPMENT OF CANADIAN THEATREFormerly: DRAMA 3E03 ' .A study of the development of theatrical performance in English Canadian,Quebecois, First Nations and culturally diverse communities, withan emphasis on the period since 1967.Three hours (lecture and discussion); one terrpPrerequisite: Six units of Level II Drama or Theatre & FilmAntirequisite: DRAMA 3E03Offererj in alternate years.THTR&.FLM 3G03 THEATRE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTFormerly: DRAMA 3M03Students will explore the different approaches to community-based theatre. generated in a range of social and cultural milie'us and will analyze the sense ofcommunity implicit in a variety of popular and community-based theatre, projects.Three hours (lectures and discussion); one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level flor.,aboveCross-list: CMST 3M03Antirequisite: DRAMA 3M03Offered in alternate years.THEATRE AND FILM 303THTR&FLM.3H03 COMPARATIVE THEATREFormerly: DRAMA 3GG3A comparison of two or more theatrical traditions.Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: Six units of Level" Drama or Theatre & Film; or registrationin Level III or IV of a Comparative Literature program and three units ofDrama or Theatre & FilmCross-list: CaMP LIT 3GG3Antirequisite: DRAMA 3GG3 .Offered in alternate years~THTR&FLM 3103 THEORIZING CULTURETHROUGH PERFORMANCE'Students will explore artists' practises in making performances and willanalyse how artists work with theories, texts, spaces, bodies, audiencesand produce challenges ~o art,istic, social and political norms.. Three; hours; one termPrerequisite: One of ART HIST 2E03, ~AA3, CMST 2G03, 2P03,2S03,THTR&FLM 2C03, 2D03, 2E03Cross-list: ART HIST 3L03,' CMST 3L03Not open to students with credit in DRAMA 2803, NEW MEDIA AND.PERFORMANCE, if taken in 2001-2002, or credit in THTR&FLM 2E03 iftaken in 2002-2003. .Offered in alternate yea.rs.THTR&FLM 3J03 CRITICAL STUDY OFPLAYS IN PERFORMANCEAn exploration of the critical study of live theatre performances. Studentswill be required to attend evening performances of professional theatrecompanies (Le., Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Hamilton or Torontotheatres). - .Two hours, plus weeklY play attendancE;l; one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level fI or aboveAntirequisite: DRAMA 3P06THTR&FLM3J03 may be repeated, ifon a different topic, to a total of six units.Offered in alternate years.Enrolment is limited to 45 students.THTR&FLM3K03 TOPICS IN DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE IAn exploration of contemporary dramatic performance trends since" 1960.Topics will cove(dramatic performance in theatre and film. . .Three hours lecture and discussion; one term'Prerequisite: One of DRAMA 2D03, 2L03, THJR&FLM 2C03 or 2D03Offered on an irregular rotation basis. ,THTR&FLM 3KK3 TOPICS IN DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE IIAn exploration of contemporary dramatic performance trends since 1960, .Topics,will cover dramatic performance in television and other media.Three hours lecture a:nd discussion; one term ,.Prerequisite: One of DRAMA 2D03, 2L03, THTR&FLM2C03 or 2D03Offered on an irregular rotation basis.THTR&FLM 3L03 FILM HISTORY: 1941 TO THE PRESENT.'An exploration of narrative film from 1941 to the present day, incorporatinga study of a variety 6f narrative cinema styles. Theoretical issues will· .inclUde questions of cinema:'s relationship to other art forms, narrative,genre and authorship.Two lectures,. plus one .weekly film screening; one termPrerequisite: THTR&FLM 2F03 .Cross-list: CMST 3XX3 . .Antirequisite: DRAMA 2X06Offered in alternate years.THTR&FLM3M03 FILM, VIDEO. AND ENTERTAINMENT CULTURECritical approaches to forms of entertainment culture which permeateour everyday lives (e.g., popular films, video culture, television). Topics. may include the cultural meanings of popular imagery, star-gazing, andcommercialization.'Two hour lecture and discussion, plus one weekly film screening; one termPrerequisite: DRAMA 2X06 or THTR&FLM 2F03Cross-list: CMST 3SS3Offered in alternate years.THTR&FLM 3N03 INDEPENDENT FlLM AND VIDEO]\n exploration of artists' film and video produced outside of dominant 'institutions, including such practices a? documentary, autobiography,community projects, experimental film, short film, and video art.Two hour lecture and discussion, plus one weekly film screening; one termPrerequisite: One of DRAMA 2803,' 2X06, THTR&FLM 2E03 or2F03Cross-list: CMST 3UU3Not open to students with credit in DRAMA 3TT3, Topics in NationalCinemas II, iftaken in 2001-02.Offered in alternate years.