Information Package / Course Catalogue
Feminist Theatre in Xx Century
Course Code: KAD516
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to analyze feminist theatre theory in 21st century and plays within that context and study historical process of women’s theatre in Turkey.

Course Content

Feminist theatre and its context, Analysis of women’s theatre constitutions in 21st century and in Turkey, French Feminist Theory and its reflections on Feminist Theatre.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Mesut GÜNENÇ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to research questions, sources
2.To be able to evaluate theatre reading through the lens of feminist theories
3.To be able to evaluate women role in texts
4.To be able to evaluate social gender discrimination
5.To be able to evaluate theatre reading through the lens of feminist theories
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aston, Elaine and Janelle Reinelt (eds.). The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Women Playwrights. Cambridge UP, 2000.
2.Sue-Ellen Case, Feminizm ve Tiyatro, çev. Ayşan Sönmez, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi, 2010
3.Kadın Tiyatrosu Oyunları (Basılmamış Kaynaklar)
4.Güzin Yamaner 20. YY Kadın Bakış Açısının Yansımaları.
5.Özdemir Nutku Dünya Tiyatro Tarihi.
6.Elonie Aston. An Introduction to Feminism and Theatre.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Theatre Movements
Week 2 - Theoretical
Antonin Artaud and Theatre of Cruelty
Week 3 - Theoretical
Eugenio Barba and Third Theatre
Week 4 - Theoretical
Feminist Theatre
Week 5 - Theoretical
Feminist Theatre
Week 6 - Theoretical
Sue Ellen Case and feminist Theatre
Week 7 - Theoretical
Julia kristeva
Week 8 - Theoretical
Luce Irigaray
Week 9 - Theoretical
Helene Cixous
Week 10 - Theoretical
Feminist Movement and Theories in Turkey.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Feminist Movement and Theatres in Turkey
Week 12 - Theoretical
Women Theatre
Week 13 - Theoretical
Women Theatre
Week 14 - Theoretical
Selected Play
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Seminar18513
Reading50210
Midterm Examination1628
Final Examination16410
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026