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EDUF3034: Australian Theatre, Film and Learning

2024 unit information

This unit of study examines the Australian identity through an exploration of Australian film, theatre, and television traditional formats and new digital content and delivery platforms. The unit focuses on young Australian playwrights, performers and filmmakers, and the range of learning that takes place through young people's engagement in, and appreciation of, theatre, film, television and digital content. A variety of genre, formats and delivery are critically examined against the backdrop of Australian historical and sociological perspectives. Critical analysis is undertaken, not only through deconstructing Australian films and plays, but also through constructing digital content, using smart phone video application. Australian Theatre, Film and Learning goes behind the scenes, with intimate access to leading theatre and film industry experts as guest speakers, with opportunities to see Australian non-traditional and traditional performance and theatre first hand, through exciting field trips. In examining Australian plays, television and films as cultural artifacts, perceptions of Australian identity are challenged with a particular focus on the works of Australian Indigenous, multicultural and female creatives. Students enrolled in this unit will incur a levy to cover any additional costs.

Unit details and rules

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Education

Code EDUF3034
Academic unit Education
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. analyse the nature and scope of Australian theatre, film, and media
  • LO2. evaluate the nature of young peoples’ experiences of theatre, film, and media
  • LO3. understand the impact of the history of Australian theatre, film, and media on current productions
  • LO4. describe the social, cultural, political, and historical factors shaping Australian theatre, film, and media and your responses to those factors
  • LO5. analyse the nature of theatre and film as learning mediums
  • LO6. examine the teaching and learning of theatre, film, and media in schools and communities
  • LO7. research contemporary performance and performance deconstruction
  • LO8. examine Australian First Nations issues in theatre, film, and media.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive February 2020
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Intensive June 2020
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable

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