UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

ATS2284 Agency, advocacy and activism in performance

Faculty of Arts

ATS2284 Agency, advocacy and activism in performance is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2027
Semester 1
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
5 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

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Requisites

Before ATS2284

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After ATS2284

No unit lists ATS2284 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisite: You must have passed 12 credit points of first year Arts units.

Overview

In this unit you explore performance as a method of advocacy, mediation, and social/cultural transformation across the performing arts. Through a student-led, project-based, Community of Practice learning approach, you will learn key concepts that help you understand, analyse and creatively engage the relationship between performance and individual and collective agency, advocacy and activism. You will engage in both the study and making of performance as a tool for personal, institutional and community transformation.

Offerings in 2027

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonOn campus

Assessment

  • Musical and Theatrical PerformancePerformance
    25%
  • Musical and Theatrical PerformancePerformance
    25%
  • Musical and Theatrical PerformancePerformance
    25%
  • In-class Participation ActivityExercise
    10%
  • Reflective WritingWritten
    15%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    analyse key concepts and practices in contemporary performing arts studies, with a focus on agency, advocacy, and activism;

  2. 2

    critically evaluate how social movements, communities, and individual activists use the performing arts to seek political empowerment, dialogue and transformation in current and historical contexts; 

  3. 3

    design and implement community performances and events that engage processes of agency, advocacy and activism to address local community and global issues (in collaboration with peers);

  4. 4

    reflect on the knowledge and skills developed through individual contributions and engagement with a community of practice.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures12 hours
  • Tutorials24 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

ATS2284 is part of 7 areas of study in the 2027 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Professor Stacy Jones
Unit Coordinators
Professor Stacy Jones

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS2284?

ATS2284 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ATS2284 offered?

In 2027, ATS2284 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.

How much work is ATS2284?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATS2284 have an exam?

No. ATS2284 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS2284?

ATS2284 is part of Human rights and social justice; Literary studies; Music; and Theatre and performance studies .

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Literary Studies
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
202220232024202520262027