ATS1069 Exploring critical performance studies in the arts
Faculty of Arts
ATS1069 Exploring critical performance studies in the arts is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This unit investigates the questions: What does performance do and How does performance help us understand and creatively engage our world? We will ask and answer these questions by exploring how performance practice in the arts (tools for doing such as performing, directing, writing and design) and performance theory (tools for understanding and creatively engaging) inform each other. Students will be introduced to key concepts such as ‘ritual’ and ‘myth’, ‘embodied knowing,’ ‘performativity’, ‘liveness’, ‘affect’ and ‘intersectionality’ and their application to performance practice. Students will work together to apply their explorations in theory and practice to a range of contexts such as identity, community and culture, enterprise and economics, social relations, politics, and futures.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Key concepts in critical performance studiesAssignment30%
- Theory/practice studioOther30%
- Performance in context original creative work and portfolioFolio40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
analyse the mutually informing relationship between performance theory and practice and apply it to the analysis and evaluation of a range of arts practice
- 2
critically evaluate how contemporary performance practice and key concepts in performance studies help us understand and creatively engage our worlds
- 3
create original performance work that applies explorations in theory and practice to a range of aesthetic, community, enterprise and political questions.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials12 hours
- Workshops36 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS1069 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2023 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Fiona Gregory
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Fiona Gregory
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS1069?
ATS1069 has no prerequisites.
When is ATS1069 offered?
In 2023, ATS1069 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS1069?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS1069 have an exam?
No. ATS1069 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS1069?
ATS1069 is part of Critical performance studies and Music.