Performance and the World (ENGL30048) // Further information

Further information

• Texts

  Prescribed texts

  The performances we study in this subject will be freely available online. A subject reader will be available through the LMS.

   

   

  Recommended texts and other resources

  Marvin Carlson, Performance: A Critical Introduction, Second Edition, Routledge, 2003.

  Shannon Jackson, Social Works: Performing Art, Supporting Publics, Routledge, 2011.

  Jon McKenzie, Perform or Else: From Discipline to Performance, Routledge, 2001

  Richard Schechner, Performance Studies: An Introduction, 3rd Edition, Routledge, 2013.

  Diana Taylor, Performance, Duke University Press, 2016

  All other readings and viewings will be freely available.

   

• Related Handbook entries

  This subject contributes to the following:

  Type	Name
  Specialisation (formal)	English and Theatre Studies
  Specialisation (formal)	English and Theatre Studies
  Major	English and Theatre Studies
  Breadth Track	Theatre Studies

• Breadth options

  This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:

  • Bachelor of Biomedicine
  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Design
  • Bachelor of Environments
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
  • Bachelor of Music
  • Bachelor of Science
• Links to additional information

  http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication

• Available through the Community Access Program

  About the Community Access Program (CAP)

  This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.

  Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants

  Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.

• Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students

  This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.

Last updated: 9 April 2025