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Email

sarah.austin@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
ARC DECRA Senior Fellow
Victorian College of the Arts
Education
Certificate
University of Melbourne
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters
Victorian College Of The Arts
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Victorian College Of The Arts
ORCID

0000-0002-3887-9757

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: 10.26188/31302748
  • 2025

    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: 10.1080/10486801.2024.2444120
  • 2024

    Book

    Working with Children in Contemporary Performance Ethics, Agency and Affect
  • 2021

    Internal Research Grant

    'Holding the Space' in Artistic Collaborations With Young People
Sarah Austin

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2023
Excellence in Teaching at the VCA Awarded
2023
Winner, Outstanding Work for Children and Families, Contemporary and Experimental Performance, Green Room Awards
2022
Winner, Curatorial and Artistic Direction, Green Room Award
2021
Finalist, Outstanding Contemporary and Experimental Performance, Green Room Award,

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Book Chapter

    Introduction
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003379430-2
  • 2024

    Book Chapter

    Case Study: Fraught Outfit's Book of Exodus Part I
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003379430-9
  • 2024

    Book Chapter

    Children, Agency, Authenticity, and Contemporary Performance
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003379430-7
  • 2024

    Book Chapter

    The Symbolic Child and Children in Performance for Adult Audiences
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003379430-6
  • 2024

    Book Chapter

    Conclusion
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003379430-11

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