Overview
The issues and practices involved in representing trauma and violence in theatre and performance.
About this paper
| Paper title | Trauma and Violence in Performance |
|---|---|
| Subject | Theatre Studies |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2024 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,448.79 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 72 300-level THEA points
- Limited to
- BA(Hons), PGDipArts
- Notes
- May not be credited together with THEA454 passed in 2011 or 2014.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the School of Performing Arts website
- Teaching staff
Associate Professor Suzanne Little
Professor Stuart Young
Associate Professor Hilary Halba- Textbooks
THEA 456 course reader can be purchased from the University print shop at the beginning of the semester.
- Course outline
Please contact the School of Performing Arts office for a copy of the most recent paper profile.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Global and Interdisciplinary perspective.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Gain a developed understanding of a variety of historical and contemporary forms that represent trauma and violence in performance
- Gain an understanding of the underlying representational issues and ethical complexity involved in performance that includes violence and trauma
- Gain an understanding of key theories and approaches pertinent to this field of performance
- Develop individual research interests in the area
- Begin to develop and implement an individual philosophical and practical approach to traumatic and violent representation in performance
- Further develop research and academic writing skills
Timetable
Overview
The issues and practices involved in representing trauma and violence in theatre and performance.
About this paper
| Paper title | Trauma and Violence in Performance |
|---|---|
| Subject | Theatre Studies |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2025 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2025 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 72 300-level THEA points
- Limited to
- BA(Hons), PGDipArts
- Notes
- May not be credited together with THEA454 passed in 2011 or 2014.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the School of Performing Arts website
- Teaching staff
Associate Professor Suzanne Little
Professor Stuart Young
Associate Professor Hilary Halba- Textbooks
THEA 456 course reader can be purchased from the University print shop at the beginning of the semester.
- Course outline
Please contact the School of Performing Arts office for a copy of the most recent paper profile.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Global and Interdisciplinary perspective.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Gain a developed understanding of a variety of historical and contemporary forms that represent trauma and violence in performance
- Gain an understanding of the underlying representational issues and ethical complexity involved in performance that includes violence and trauma
- Gain an understanding of key theories and approaches pertinent to this field of performance
- Develop individual research interests in the area
- Begin to develop and implement an individual philosophical and practical approach to traumatic and violent representation in performance
- Further develop research and academic writing skills