Faculty of Education and Arts
School: Communications and Arts
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
The "Bloody Australian" on StageUnit Code
ENG3053Year
2015Enrolment Period
1Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
Description
This unit explores Australian plays written since the 1960s. Students investigate how these plays have contributed to the development of a national theatre as well as a sense of national identity. In particular, the unit explores texts from the perspective ofpost-colonial theory in relation to settler-cultures.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Discuss the contribution of drama to the evolution of concepts relating to the notion of an Australian identity.
- Relate the plays studied in this unit to the context of relevant events and issues in Australian cultural history.
- View and discuss significant Australian plays published in the latter half of the twentieth and the first decade of the twenty-first century with an appreciation of their potential in the theatre.
- Write effective critical essays which demonstrate a selective use of theoretical approaches and evaluate critical evaluations of dramatic texts.
Unit Content
- A selection of post 1960s Australian plays.
- Exploration of the cultural and historical issues associated with the emergence of an identifiable national drama.
- Reading and analysis of the texts and of their cultural, historical and social contexts using relevant theoretical perspectives.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures, seminars, dramatised readings, workshops.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Essay/Tutorial paper 1; group/ individual dramatised reading. | 30% |
| Essay | Essay/Tutorial paper 2 | 30% |
| Examination | Examination | 40% |
Text References
- ^ Davis, J. (1996, c1982). The dreamers. Sydney: Currency Press.
- ^ Cleven, V., Enoch, W., Millroy, D., & Narkle, G. (2007). Contemporary indigenous plays. Sydney: Currency Press.
- ^ Binh Duy,T., Yen, A., Mahjoeddin I.W. (2007). Three plays by Asian Australians. Brisbane: Playlab Press.
- ^ Williamson, W. (2003). The Club. Sydney: Currency Press.
- ^ White, P. (1985). Collected plays. Sydney: Currency Press.
- ^ Hewett, D. (1976). Bon bons and roses for Dolly, The Tatty Hollow story: Two plays. Sydney: Currency Press.
- ^ Nowra, L. (1992). Cosi. Sydney: Currency Press in association with Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney.
- ^ Nimmo, H. (1987). The hope. Sydney: Currency Press in association with Playbox Theatre.
- ^ Lawler, R. (1978). Summer of the seventeenth doll. Sydney: Currency Press.
- ^ Hibberd, J. (1974). Dimboola: A wedding reception play. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
- ^ De Groen, A. (1993). The girl who saw everything. Paddington, N.S.W: Currency Press.
- ^ Seymour, A. (1962). 'The one day of the year', in Three Australian plays. Ringwood, Vic.: Penguin.
- Arrow, M. (2002). Upstaged: Australian women dramatists in the limelight at last. Strawberry Hills, NSW: Currency Press.
- Ashcroft, B. & Ahluwalia, P. (2001). Edward Said. London: Routledge.
- Ashcroft, B., Griffiths, G., & Tiffin, H. (1997). The post-colonial studies reader. London: Routledge.
- Grehan, H. (2001). Mapping cultural identity in contemporary Australian drama. Bruxelles; New York: Peter Lang.
- Gilbert. H. (1998). Sightlines: race, gender, and nation in contemporary Australian theatre. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
- Lane, R. (1994). The golden age of Australian radio drama 1923-1960: A history through biography. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
- Pfisterer, S. (1999). Australian women playwrights from the suffragettes to the sixties. Sydney: Currency Press.
- Radic, L. (2006). The state of play: The revolution in the Australian theatre since the 1960s. Blackheath, NSW: Brandl & Schlesinger.
- Carroll, D. (1995). Australian contemporary drama, 1909 ? 1982. Sydney: Currency Press.
- Zuber-Skerritt, O. (1988). David Williamson. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
- Rees, L. (1987). A history of Australian drama. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
Journal References
- Theatre Research International
- Westerly
- Southerly
- Quadrant
- Modern Drama
- Meanjin Quarterly
- Contemporary Theatre Review
- Australian Book Review
- Australian Drama Studies
- Australian Literary Studies
Website References
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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Faculty of Education and Arts
School: Communications and Arts
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
The "Bloody Australian" on StageUnit Code
ENG3053Year
2015Enrolment Period
2Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
Description
This unit explores Australian plays written since the 1960s. Students investigate how these plays have contributed to the development of a national theatre as well as a sense of national identity. In particular, the unit explores texts from the perspective ofpost-colonial theory in relation to settler-cultures.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Discuss the contribution of drama to the evolution of concepts relating to the notion of an Australian identity.
- Relate the plays studied in this unit to the context of relevant events and issues in Australian cultural history.
- View and discuss significant Australian plays published in the latter half of the twentieth and the first decade of the twenty-first century with an appreciation of their potential in the theatre.
- Write effective critical essays which demonstrate a selective use of theoretical approaches and evaluate critical evaluations of dramatic texts.
Unit Content
- A selection of post 1960s Australian plays.
- Exploration of the cultural and historical issues associated with the emergence of an identifiable national drama.
- Reading and analysis of the texts and of their cultural, historical and social contexts using relevant theoretical perspectives.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures, seminars, dramatised readings, workshops.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Essay/Tutorial paper 1; group/ individual dramatised reading. | 30% |
| Essay | Essay/Tutorial paper 2 | 30% |
| Examination | Examination | 40% |
Text References
- ^ Cleven, V., Enoch, W., Millroy, D., & Narkle, G. (2007). Contemporary indigenous plays. Sydney: Currency Press.
- ^ Binh Duy,T., Yen, A., Mahjoeddin I.W. (2007). Three plays by Asian Australians. Brisbane: Playlab Press.
- ^ Williamson, W. (2003). The Club. Sydney: Currency Press.
- ^ White, P. (1985). Collected plays. Sydney: Currency Press.
- ^ Seymour, A. (1962). 'The one day of the year', in Three Australian plays. Ringwood, Vic.: Penguin.
- ^ De Groen, A. (1993). The girl who saw everything. Paddington, N.S.W: Currency Press.
- ^ Nimmo, H. (1987). The hope. Sydney: Currency Press in association with Playbox Theatre.
- ^ Lawler, R. (1978). Summer of the seventeenth doll. Sydney: Currency Press.
- ^ Hibberd, J. (1974). Dimboola: A wedding reception play. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
- ^ Hewett, D. (1976). Bon bons and roses for Dolly, The Tatty Hollow story: Two plays. Sydney: Currency Press.
- ^ Davis, J. (1996, c1982). The dreamers. Sydney: Currency Press.
- ^ Nowra, L. (1992). Cosi. Sydney: Currency Press in association with Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney.
- Ashcroft, B. & Ahluwalia, P. (2001). Edward Said. London: Routledge.
- Ashcroft, B., Griffiths, G., & Tiffin, H. (1997). The post-colonial studies reader. London: Routledge.
- Carroll, D. (1995). Australian contemporary drama, 1909 ? 1982. Sydney: Currency Press.
- Grehan, H. (2001). Mapping cultural identity in contemporary Australian drama. Bruxelles; New York: Peter Lang.
- Gilbert. H. (1998). Sightlines: race, gender, and nation in contemporary Australian theatre. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
- Lane, R. (1994). The golden age of Australian radio drama 1923-1960: A history through biography. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
- Radic, L. (2006). The state of play: The revolution in the Australian theatre since the 1960s. Blackheath, NSW: Brandl & Schlesinger.
- Rees, L. (1987). A history of Australian drama. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
- Arrow, M. (2002). Upstaged: Australian women dramatists in the limelight at last. Strawberry Hills, NSW: Currency Press.
- Pfisterer, S. (1999). Australian women playwrights from the suffragettes to the sixties. Sydney: Currency Press.
- Zuber-Skerritt, O. (1988). David Williamson. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
Journal References
- Theatre Research International
- Westerly
- Southerly
- Quadrant
- Modern Drama
- Meanjin Quarterly
- Contemporary Theatre Review
- Australian Book Review
- Australian Drama Studies
- Australian Literary Studies
Website References
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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