This course addresses a current social need to extend the ways in which society is able to negotiate and interpret the information about the real world, that is made available to us through the virtual environment of screens.
Drawing primarily on Richard Schechner's work in Performance Studies, the course closely investigates specific examples of screen media, screen-based events and art for their performative, theatrical and embodied aspects. Students are introduced to a conceptual framework wherein performance is understood as both live and screen-mediated behaviour.
Discussions include the following topics:
- Realism as an experience of cinema.
- Brecht's idea of theatrical gest.
- Acting for screen media.
- 'Cybercinema' : FX, animation, morphing.
- Social practice involving all kinds of screens, including those of mobile phones, computers, cinematic screens.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe and explaing the ways in which screen-mediated performance is related to live theatre.
- Critique and analyse peformance texts of many kinds, both live and screen-mediated.
- Use a complex combination of ideas to form an arguement.
Indicative Assessment
1 x 15 minute Tutorial Presentation (10%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 2]
1 x Written paper of Tutorial presentation 600 words (20%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 2]
1 x 1500 word Essay (30%) [Learning Outcomes 1-3]
1 x 2000 word Essay (40%) [Learning Outcomes 1-3]
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Workload
12 x 3-hour seminar per week, plus 1 hour of screening and 6 hours of assessment preparation and private reading per week.
Prescribed Texts
• Schechner, Richard. Performance Studies. An Introduction, London, New York: Routledge, 2002.
• Stam, Robert. Film Theory: An Introduction, Malden, MA.: Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
Recommended Texts:
• Carlson, Marvin. Performance: A Critical Introduction, London, New York: Routledge, 1996.
• Naremore, James. Acting in the Cinema, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, 1988.
• Schechner, Richard, and Appel, Willa. (Eds.), By Means of Performance: Intercultural Studies of Theatre and Ritual, Cambridge, New York, Port Chester, Melbourne, Sydney: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
• Striff, Erin (Ed.), Performance Studies, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
• Extra readings and reading lists will be posted on the course’s on-line teaching site during the course.
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $1164 | |
| 2014 | $2478 | |
| 2013 | $2472 | |
| 2012 | $2472 | |
| 2011 | $2424 | |
| 2010 | $2358 | |
| 2009 | $2286 | |
| 2008 | $2286 | |
| 2007 | $2286 | |
| 2006 | $2286 | |
| 2005 | $2286 | |
| 2004 | $1926 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $3126 |
| 2014 | $3246 |
| 2013 | $3240 |
| 2012 | $3240 |
| 2011 | $3240 |
| 2010 | $3240 |
| 2009 | $3240 |
| 2008 | $3240 |
| 2007 | $3132 |
| 2006 | $3132 |
| 2005 | $3132 |
| 2004 | $3132 |
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4484 | 17 Feb 2014 | 07 Mar 2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 30 May 2014 | In Person | N/A |