Dr Sarah Austin
ARC DECRA Senior Fellow
Victorian College of the Arts
47 Scholarly works
2 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Children as Cultural Agents: New Frameworks for Creative Arts Practice
2026
Live Performance of Creative Work
Young people have a LOT going on. They are suing the government, being voted into local Council, filing human rights complaints with the UN and storming the streets for change across the globe. MAKE SOME SPACE hands the microphone to 10 emerging artists aged 15-25 to talk about what’s keeping them up at night.
DOI: 10.26188/313027482025
Live Performance of Creative Work
Queer Imaginings: An Uncertain Time
2025
Journal article
Reframing 'Theatrical Hazards' : Risk and Ambition in Theatre for Early Years
2024
Journal article
Backpages 34.4
DOI: 10.1080/10486801.2024.24441202024
Book
Working with Children in Contemporary Performance Ethics, Agency and Affect
2021
Internal Research Grant
'Holding the Space' in Artistic Collaborations With Young People
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2024
Book Chapter
Introduction
DOI: 10.4324/9781003379430-22024
Book Chapter
Case Study: Fraught Outfit's Book of Exodus Part I
DOI: 10.4324/9781003379430-92024
Book Chapter
Children, Agency, Authenticity, and Contemporary Performance
DOI: 10.4324/9781003379430-72024
Book Chapter
The Symbolic Child and Children in Performance for Adult Audiences
DOI: 10.4324/9781003379430-62024
Book Chapter
Conclusion
DOI: 10.4324/9781003379430-11