Australian Performance

Course aim

To investigate theatre in the European period of occupation in Australia.

Course content

Students will build on their knowledge on performance traditions and playwriting by examining Australian mainstream and alternative stage practice including convict theatre, melodrama, farce, vaudeville, radio drama, post-war, new wave, community, black, feminist, youth, ensemble and verbatim theatre.  

 

 

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Satisfactory completion of first year of the Bachelor of Media Arts degree or equivalent or approval of Course Coordinator.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	12 hours x over 2 weeks
Tutorial	24 hours x over 2 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Group presentation, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.