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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
KIE.KK.351

Theatre, Society and Politics 1660-1760, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Course code
KIE.KK.351
Language of instruction
English
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Kevin McGinley
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Language Studies 100 %
Common learning outcomes
International outlook and global responsibility
Learning skills and critical thinking
Sustainable development goals
Goal 4: Quality Education

This course will examine the development of British drama from the late seventeenth and eighteenth-century. Studying a selection of plays from genres including comedy, tragedy, satire, and ballad-opera, and attending to changes in the staging conventions of the period, we will examine the historical and social contexts of the drama and look at the theatre as a site of political and social debate that engaged with topics such as gender and power, imperialism, British identity, and political corruption.

Learning outcomes
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1

Participation in teaching

No scheduled teaching