About the subject
Theatre Studies at Stockholm University form part of the Department of Culture and Aesthetics. Focusing on the performing arts, public performances, and performances of everyday life, Performance Studies ‘recognize and insist on the interdependency of a related series of disciplines and also on the role of performance in the production of culture in its widest sense’ (Reinelt & Roach 2007: 5).
Our research engages in transnational and trans-disciplinary discussions concerning theories in cultural, aesthetic, and critical theory, and on related research areas and methodologies. Studies span from historical contexts to the contemporary stage. Cultural performances have, for some time been, a particular focus of critical analysis. Our scholarly activities – including both research and teaching – are based on critical theory, stressing the social relevance of the humanities and the political responsibility of the individual scholar.
Master’s Programme in Performance Studies, 120 ECTS
The International Master in Performance Studies is an innovative study programme aiming to provide students with excellent competences and skills for a profession in the performing arts and cultural field.
Performing arts today operate more and more on a global and international level. Due to these developments professional fields related to theatre and performance are changing and require intercultural knowledge and specific skills to be able to cope with project related and curational challenges. At the same time the study program will expand the students' understanding of theatre and provide advanced theories and methods for the in-depth analysis of international contemporary and historical performance practices. A special emphasis is on dramaturgy and curational practices.
The Master programme demands full time studies of four semesters (120 ECTS) and includes obligatory (60 ECTS) as well as eligible (30 ECTS) courses. One semester term consists normally for four courses of 7.5 ECTS. The Master thesis takes one semester term (30 ECTS).
All teaching is conducted through the medium of English.
Courses and programmes
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Bachelor's programme
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Cultural Studies Program, 180 credits
Programme, Bachelor's level, On campus, History, Ethnology, Art History, History of Ideas, Musicology, Literature, Performance Studies, Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, Archaeology, Children's Culture, Cinema Studies, Philosophy, History of Religions, Fashion Studies, Economic History, Gender Studies, Human Geography, Latin America Studies, Media and Communication Studies, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
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Cultural Studies Program, 180 credits
Programme, Bachelor's level, On campus, History, Ethnology, Art History, History of Ideas, Musicology, Literature, Performance Studies, Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, Archaeology, Children's Culture, Cinema Studies, Philosophy, History of Religions, Fashion Studies, Economic History, Gender Studies, Human Geography, Latin America Studies, Media and Communication Studies, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
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Bachelor´s Programme in Performance Studies with specialisation in Dramaturgy and Performance Criticism, 180 credits
Programme, Bachelor's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Master's programme
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International Master’s Programme in Performance Studies, 120 credits
Programme, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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International Master’s Programme in Performance Studies, 120 credits
Programme, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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International Master’s Programme in Performance Studies, 120 credits
Programme, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Course at bachelor's level
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Performance Studies, focusing on Theatre I, First cycle, 30 credits
Course, Bachelor's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Cultural Policy, 7.5 credits
Course, Bachelor's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Theatre in Sweden: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, 15 credits
Course, Bachelor's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Dance in Contemporary Times: Tendencies and Theories, 7.5 credits
Course, Bachelor's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Tennesse Williams - Now and Then, 7.5 credits
Course, Bachelor's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Performance Studies, Focusing on Gender and Feminism, 15 credits
Course, Bachelor's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Theatre Studies - Bachelor's Thesis, 30 credits
Course, Bachelor's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Theatre in Sweden, 7.5 credits
Course, Bachelor's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Postcolonial and Intercultural Theatre and Performance, 7.5 credits
Course, Bachelor's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Dramaturgy I, 7.5 credits
Course, Bachelor's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Performance Studies, focusing on Theatre II, First Cycle, 30 credits
Course, Bachelor's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Performance Studies, Focusing on Gender and Feminism, 15 credits
Course, Bachelor's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Course at master's level
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Cultural Theory and Transnational Performance II, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Cultural Theory and Transnational Performance I, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Performance, Theory and Methodology, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Psychoanalysis – Application on Culture and Society, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Performance, Theory and Methodology, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Cultural Theory and Transnational Performance II, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Cultural Theory and Transnational Performance I, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Dance and Cultural Theory, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Psychoanalysis – Application on Culture and Society, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Performativity, body and gender on stage, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Curating Dramaturgy I, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Dramaturgy and Performance Analysis, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Performativity, body and gender on stage, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Historiography of Performing Arts, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Curation Dramaturgy II, 7.5 credits
Course, Master's level, On campus, Performance Studies
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Degree
For a bachelor’s degree in Performance Studies you can choose to study individual courses or join the bachelor program listed under Educations within the subject.
A master’s degree in Performance Studies can only be obtained through enrolment in one of the master’s programmes listed under Educations within the subject.