| Assessment |
Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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describe the diversity of Australian theatre styles and concerns, and their relationship to mainstream and non-mainstream societies;
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identify and practice a range of mainstream and marginal performance techniques and strategies; and
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discuss the influence of minority theatre practice on Australian society; especially by black, migrant, women, gay and lesbian theatre practitioners.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Knowledge of a Discipline
The unit examines a wide range of non-mainstream Australian plays, practitioners and theatre companies.
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Communication Skills
The unit requires students to exercise written communication skills in both formal (assignments, essay) and informal (email discussion list) modes.
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Global Perspectives
Students encounter theatre written for and within a variety of different social backgrounds, such as several plays dealing with experiences of migration to Australia.
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Information Literacy
The unit offers students an opportunity to use internet-based communication to support their learning.
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Life-Long Learning
The unit requires students to develop and deploy generic learning skills such as information gathering, analysis and exploration, reflection and reporting.
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Problem Solving
An assessment task requires students to solve problems encountered in re-staging a play from the canon of Australian theatre in a manner that highlights experiences of social difference.
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Social Responsibility
Students are required to think critically about relations between mainstream and margin both within Australian theatre, and within Australian society more broadly.
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Team Work
Students are invited to share and discuss ideas using an email discussion list.
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