Biography
Richard Sallis, lectures in drama/theatre education at the University of Melbourne where he is completing a PhD focusing on gender, educational ethnography and ethnographic performance (ethnodrama/ethnotheatre). His Masters thesis entitled, �Masculinities and Drama� was awarded the University of Melbourne Freda Cohen Award for the most meritorious Masters thesis (Research) in education. He is also working as an RA2 on the 'Theatre Space' research project within the ACE Cluster in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. He is a former president of Drama Australia, its current Director of International Liaison and the co-Director of the Academic program for �Footprints�, the 2009 Drama Australia conference. Richard is a co-author of the senior secondary textbooks in the, Acting Smart series.He is the Chief Assessor for the Theatre Studies examination for the Victorian Curriculum and assessment Authority.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Key Words |
Country of Expertise |
| Gender education |
ethnodrama, performativity, masculinities |
Australia |
| Schooling |
boys' education |
Australia |
| Arts education |
drama/theatre |
Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Education |
Deakin University - Rusden |
31-Dec-1981 |
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| MASTER OF EDUCATION |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-2004 |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Senior Member |
Drama Australia |
Director of International Liaison |
01-Sep-1998 |
|
| Senior Member |
Drama Victoria |
Life member |
07-Apr-2003 |
|
| Council |
Drama Tasmania |
Member of the Executive |
04-Apr-2007 |
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| Council |
Australian Children's Theatre Foundation |
Member of the council |
01-May-2009 |
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| Unspecified |
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority |
Chair of the writing panel, Theatre Studies |
01-Jan-1999 |
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Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Scholarship Prize |
University of Melbourne |
Freda Cohen Award |
01-Mar-2005 |
| Scholarship Prize |
University of Melbourne |
Fred Knight Award 2005 |
01-Oct-2005 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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