Welcome to ADSA
The Australasian Association for Theatre Drama and Performance Studies
ADSA is the peak academic association promoting the study of drama in any performing medium throughout the region. ADSA represents members of staff and postgraduate students of Australasian institutions of tertiary education who are engaged in teaching, research and practice in theatre, drama and performance studies. Directors of associated theatres and members of the theatrical profession are also active members. ADSA's annual conference is usually held in July.
Next conference
- Compass Points: Locations, Landscapes and Coordinates of Identities, Queensland University of Technology and University of Queensland, Brisbane, 3-6 July 2012
Recent conference
- Transcultural. Transnational. Transformation. : seeing, writing and reading performance across cultures, Monash University, 28 June - 1 July 2011
News
CFP - 'Entertaining Children: The Participation of Children in Theatre and the Entertainment Industries
Expressions of interest are invited from scholars in areas like theatre studies, sociology, children’s literature, education and labour history to contribute to an edited volume on the topic: 'Entertaining children: the participation of children in theatre and the entertainment industry'
CFP Popular Entertainment Studies
An interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the investigation of all aspects of popular entertainment.
Call for nominations for the biennial Rob Jordan Prize for Best Book by an ADSA Member
This is a call for nominations for the 2012 ADSA ROB JORDAN PRIZE for the best book in English on a subject related to drama, theatre or performance studies by an ADSA member in 2010-2011. ADSA members may nominate themselves or another ADSA member for this award (see the ADSA Website under PRIZES at http://www.adsa.edu.au/prizes for further information about the prize and eligibility).
CFP: Digital Performance Futures in Australasia
Australasian Drama Studies: Special Focus Issue October 2015
New Directions in Circus Research: A one-day Symposium
Presented by La Trobe University’s Centre for Creative Arts, Faculty of HSS and Australian Physical Theatre and Circus Association (ACAPTA)
