27157 - Theatre Seminar (1)

Learning outcomes

The theater seminar is a training activity that integrates the educational offer of traditional courses. At the end of the seminar the student: - deepens the knowledge related to relevant aspects of theater studies; - independently applies theoretical analysis methodologies and practical activities of contemporary theater.

Course contents

The Theater Seminar (1) intends to offer to students in DAMS useful tools to acquire competence and confidence in the drafting of texts in the theatrological field, in particular of the three-year degree thesis, but also of term papers or other types of text required during the university study path.

The topics covered and tested during the workshop will be articulated around the specialist skills of the group of teachers who will alternate in the classroom: Matteo Casari, Elena Cervellati, Maria Grazia Cupini, Gerardo Guccini, Rossella Mazzaglia, Matteo Paoletti, Enrico Pitozzi, Giulia Taddeo, Cristina Valenti.

Lessons schedule

The Theatre Seminary will start on Thursday 23rd March 2023 and will end on Friday 29th April 2023. Here the timetable:

23rd March Matteo Casari - Introduzione: come si fa una tesi di laurea

24th March Maria Grazia Cupini - Servizi bibliotecari da remoto ed elementi di ricerca bibliografica

30th March Enrico Pitozzi - Argomento di tesi e metodi d’indagine

31st March Rossella Mazzaglia - La fonte orale e la documentazione storiografica

14th April Elena Cervellati - La videografia: ricerca documentaria, definizione e redazione

20th April Gerardo Guccini - I manuali, come studiarli e utilizzarli

21st April Giulia Taddeo - Le fonti giornalistiche e fotografiche

27th April Matteo Casari - La ricerca di campo

28th April Matteo Paoletti - Le fonti d’archivio

4th May Cristina Valenti, Valeria Venturelli – Gli archivi di compagnia conservati presso il DAR: Archivio Leo de Berardinis e Archivio digitale della Compagnia della Fortezza

Enrollment

To participate in the Seminary it is necessary to send an enrollment request to matteo.casari@unibo.it by 20th March 2023, indicating name and surname, matriculation number, degree course attended.

Readings/Bibliography

Recommanded readings (not mandatory):

Umberto Eco, Come si fa una tesi di laurea, Bompiani, Milano [any edition].

Vera Gheno, La tesi di laurea. Ricerca, scrittura e revisione per chiudere in bellezza, Zanichelli, Bologna 2019.

Teaching methods

The seminar will combine lectures presentations and class discussion. Active student participation is a key component of the seminar. Depending on the topics covered, practical exercises can be held.

Assessment methods

The Theater seminar, like other similar activities, does not provide for an exam. The constant and active participation in the lessons, monitored by the attendance register, will therefore determine the achievement of eligibility.To obtain eligibility, it is essential to attend at least 80% of the classes.

Teaching tools

Projections of video materials, reading and analysis of texts, writing exercises in the classroom

Office hours

See the website of Matteo Casari