Theatre of the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues in Culture, Geography & Performance (DRAM2060)

Information valid for Semester 1, 2013

Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Arts

School

English, Media, ArtHist

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class contact

1L, 2T

Prerequisite

DRAM1010 Note: Students undertaking an Asian Studies major in the BA may enrol without the prerequisite course.

Restricted

Course offering may be cancelled unless a minimum of 20 students enrol.

Course coordinator

Dr Diana Looser

Assessment methods

Tutorial participation 20% Research essay (1500 words) 35% Small-group presentation 15% Take-home examination 30%

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2013 St Lucia Internal Course Profile

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Course description

This course covers 2,000 years of theatre history from various Asian and Pacific perspectives. We will look at ancient Sanskrit drama from India; classical theatre forms from China, Japan, and Indonesia; and pre-contact performances from the Pacific Islands; as well as more recent plays and performances that engage relationships between Australia and its Asia-Pacific neighbours from postcolonial and transnational points of view. The course aims to bolster your knowledge of non-Western theatre history, and to encourage you to consider what performance can tell us about processes of cross-cultural transaction in our broader region. You'll read critical and theoretical texts in addition to the plays, and explore these ideas further through practical experimentation and the study of material artifacts.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2011 St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2009 St Lucia Internal Course Profile