ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Classical, French and Italian Philology
Areas: French Philology
Center Faculty of Philology
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
General Objectives of the Course:
• Deepen both oral and written expression in French as well as the knowledge acquired in the Major
• Develop a general reflection on 21st-century Francophone theatre in relation to other forms of artistic expression
• Acquire knowledge for the analysis of dramatic writing
• Gain familiarity with methods for analyzing theatrical performances
• Develop analytical skills from a historical and social perspective
• Foster a critical and contextualized reading of contemporary Francophone theatre
• Develop the ability to comment, both in writing and orally, on dramatic texts containing the analyzed elements
Specific Objectives of the Course:
• Provide a comprehensive overview of the work of Joël Pommerat
• Conduct a detailed study of each of the three plays on the syllabus, taking into account their cultural and social context
• Recognize, describe, and critically analyze the constituent elements of dramatic texts in the three plays studied
• Establish connections between the various elements studied within a dramatic work
• Relate the analysis of excerpts to the entire dramatic text in which they appear, in order to study the relationships between different parts and the dramatic tension
• Connect the practical analysis of excerpts with theoretical approaches to contemporary theatre
• Apply the knowledge acquired to the study of dramatic texts in a well-argued manner
• Analyze the transition from written text to stage production, particularly for the three plays studied
This monographic course will focus on the work of playwright Joël Pommerat, one of the most important directors in contemporary French theatre and also one of its most acclaimed dramatists, whose work is created in close collaboration with the stage (“écrivain de plateau”). The course will explore in detail the traditional categories of theatre—action, characters, space, time, themes, dramatic writing, dramatic tension, the external structure of the play, etc.—in order to analyze the transformations of dramatic writing and Francophone theatre in the 21st century. To this end, a critical reading and study of three plays will be undertaken: La Réunification des deux Corées, Contes et légendes, and Ça ira (1) Fin de Louis. This will allow for the study of the specific features of Pommerat's writing and theatrical work. Examples of the staging of his plays will also be analyzed, and methodological tools for the analysis of theatrical performances will be introduced. The course will also examine to what extent some characteristics and themes of his plays appear in contemporary Francophone theatre.
Required Readings:
• La Réunification des deux Corées
• Contes et légendes
• Ça ira (1) Fin de Louis
Additional texts indicated or provided in class by the profesor will also be considered required readings.
Pavis, P., Le dictionnaire du théâtre. Paris: Editions Sociales. 1980 (2002).
Pavis, P., Dictionnaire de la Performance et du théâtre contemporain. Paris: A.Colin, 2012.
Sarrazac, J.-P., La poétique du drame moderne. Lausanne, Editions de l’Aire, 2012.
Sarrazac, J.-P. L’avenir du drame : écriture dramatiques contemporaines. Lausanne, Editions de l’Aire, 1981.
Ubersfeld, Anne. Lire le théâtre. Paris: Bordas, 1980.
Ubersfeld, Anne. Lire le théâtre III. Paris: Bordas, 1999.
Vinaver, Michel, Ecritures dramatiques, Actes Sud, 1993.
Pommerat, Joël, la Réunification des deux Corées, Actes Sud-Papiers, 2013.
Pommerat, Joël, Ça ira (1) Fin de Louis, Actes Sud-Papiers, 2016.
Pommerat, Joël, Contes et Légendes, Actes Sud, 2024.
Actes Sud Papiers, “Apprendre”, nº41, 2015.
Actes Sud Papiers, “Apprendre”, nº46, 2016.
Bertrand, Jean-Paul, La Révolution française, Éditions Perrin, (2004).
Boudier, Marion, Avec Joël Pommerat. Un monde complexe, Actes Sud-Papiers, 2015.
Boudier, Mario, Avec Joël Pommerat. L´écriture de Ça ira (1) Fin de Louis, Arles, Actes Sud-Papiers, 2019.
Mazeau, Guillaume, 2017. "Représenter la Révolution au théâtre. Deux expériences entre histoire et fiction". Entretien avec Marion Boudier et Pauline Susini. 2017/1, n.43. p.175-186.
Pommerat, Joël. (Entretien). 2015. "Le théâtre permet de regarder des choses violentes sans souffrir comme on souffre dans la vie." Informations sociales. vol.4, n.190. pp.101-105.
Pommerat, Joël. (Entretien). 2017. “Entretien entre Joël Pommerat et Marion Boudier” Programme du spectacle “Ça ira (1) Fin de Louis. Ville de Luxembourg, p.19.
Gayot, Joëlle (ed.), Joël Pommerat, troubles, Actes Sud, 2009.
Pommerat, Joël, Théâtres en présence, Actes Sud-Papiers, “Apprendre”, nº26, 2007.
Development of critical reflection and acquisition of knowledge regarding contemporary Francophone dramatic writing. Acquisition of knowledge about the work of Joël Pommerat. Development of the ability to analyze contemporary Francophone dramatic texts.
Classes will be conducted in French: a good command of oral and written French at level C1 is required.
The course will be based on a combination of lectures and interactive sessions, with priority given to the latter and to students’ oral and written participation. This approach aims to enhance content learning and improve the students’ French language proficiency.
Students will be expected to prepare for class by reading and writing commentaries.
Class attendance is mandatory.
The final grade will be based on continuous assessment, which includes class participation and written assignments completed during the course (70%), and a final written exam (30%). This final exam will take place before Christmas. Students who do not pass the exam may take the official exam on the date set by the university.
A prerequisite for passing the course is achieving a C1 level in French by the end of the in-person classes.
Students officially excused from attending classes may choose between two evaluation methods:
a) continuous assessment of assignments and an oral exam on the course content (70%), plus the final exam (30%); or
b) a single final exam, consisting of both oral and written components, which will account for 100% of the final grade.
Students with attendance exemption must inform the instructor at the beginning of the course which evaluation method they choose.
In the June exam session, students must take the final exam only, which will include both oral and written components and account for 100% of the final grade.
Two hours of personal work are expected for every hour of class.
Office hours will be announced by the instructor at the beginning of the course.
Active class participation and continuous study are strongly recommended.
El nivel de lengua requerido para aprobar esta asignatura es C1.
Manuel Garcia Martinez
Coordinador/a- Department
- Classical, French and Italian Philology
- Area
- French Philology
- Phone
- 881811836
- manuel.garcia.martinez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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