Ibsen in Performance

Upon completing the course the students should be able to:

• write theatre reviews;
• create original work in response to Ibsen’s plays, in the form of visual and audial material;
• understand and apply a comprehensive set of theories and methodological tools in studying performances of Ibsen’s works;
• write a research paper on Ibsen performances using the theories and methods learned in the course.

To be eligible for this course, you must be enrolled in the following master`s program:

• HFM2-IBS

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

Students enrolled in other Master`s Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

This course consists of 14 units, a total of 28 hours. The form of teaching combines intensive lecture / seminar teaching, workshops, watching live performances, screening of recorded performances, and other class activities. Additional screenings and group activities are to be expected as preparation for coursework.

Each student must submit several qualifying assignments during the course of the seminar. One of the qualifying assignments is a written theatre review, while the other is a creative project based on Ibsen’s play or performance. The qualifying assignments must be approved by the teacher before the student can take the final exam.

Approved obligatory assignments are valid the next two times the course is given.

A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.

Each student writes an assignment of 10 pages in length (2300 characters without spaces per page) on a topic relevant to the course content. In their assignment, students attending will be requested to develop their argument with particular reference to the additional syllabus provided.

Assessment guidelines

10 credits overlap with IBS3204

10 credits overlap with IBS2204

10 credits overlap with BSD4104