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: 'Theatre, Dance and Performance Training' Journal
Invitations and news from 'Theatre, Dance and Performance Training (TDPT) Journal
ADS - Books for Review
Australasian Drama Studies has the following new books available for review -
CFP: Titanic 1912: Soundings in Global and Media History
An interdisciplinary symposium 100 years after the sinking of the luxury liner as a transnational media event, 30 March-01 April 2012, Munich
CFP: Enacting Nature - Ecocritical Perspectives of Indigenous Performance
Edited by Prof. Dr. Birgit Dawes and Prof. Dr. Marc Maufort.
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.
