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Performance and the World (ENGL30048) // Further information
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Semester 2
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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.
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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
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- 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.
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: 11 April 2024