Apologies for cross-posting The Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at the University of Wales Aberystwyth, UK, is considering to develop a taught MA Theatre and Consciousness, on a one-year full-time or two year part-time basis. There will be three knowledge-based modules and one practical module, together with a dissertation. See below for topics covered. At this stage, we would like anyone interested in taking this MA course to get in touch, so that we can get an idea of the market. I would ask colleagues to make this announcement available to potential students. Please email me at [log in to unmask] Topics covered 1. Introduction. Theatre and consciousness--ideas, issues, questions. 2. Theories of consciousness (1). The classical heritage of monism and dualism. 3. Theories of consciousness (2). The contemporary debate in philosophy and the sciences. Survey and open issues 4. The creative process 5. Consciousness reflected in drama: Sleep 6. Consciousness reflected in drama: Dreams 7. Consciousness reflected in drama: Waking 8. Consciousness reflected in drama: Altered States of Consciousness 9. Consciousness reflected in drama: Development of consciousness 10. Consciousness and acting: The actor's emotional involvement: Diderot 11. Consciousness and acting: The actor's emotional involvement: Stanislavsky 12. Consciousness and acting: The actor's emotional involvement: Meyerhold, Brecht, Strasberg 13. Consciousness and acting: Presence (Barba) 14. Consciousness and acting: State (Mnouchkine) 15. Consciousness and acting: Translumination (Grotowski) 16. Consciousness and acting: Physical presence and neutrality (Artaud) 17. Consciousness and acting: The actor and the marionette (Kleist, Craig) 18. Reception and audiences: the senses of sight and hearing 19. Reception and audiences: the sense of smell 20. Reception and audiences: the sixth sense 21. Concepts of theatre studies: language of nature (Artaud) and universal language of theatre 22. Concepts of theatre studies: theatre and ritual 23. Concepts of theatre studies: postmodernism 24. Concepts of theatre studies: utopian performatives 25. Indian Theatre Aesthetics: The Natyashastra, origin, scope and the concept of rasa 26. Indian Theatre Aesthetics: issues for further debate 27. The perspective of Vedanta philosophy 28. Gandharvaveda, consciousness and the primordial sound 29. A reassessment of rasa (consciousness studies) 30. Indian theatre aesthetics and Artaud and Barba 31. Brook: The Mahabharata ********************************************************************** Dr Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies University of Wales Aberystwyth Parry Williams Building Penglais Campus Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3AJ Tel. 01970 622835 Fax 01970 622831 email: [log in to unmask] Consciousness, Literature and the Arts URL http://www.aber.ac.uk/tfts/journal Yn unol â pholisi dwyieithog Prifysgol Cymru, Aberystwyth, mae croeso i chi ohebu â’r Brifysgol yn Gymraeg neu yn Saesneg. In accordance with the bilingual policy of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, you are welcome to correspond with the University in either Welsh or English. * * Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon. After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. **