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Biography
I worked as a professional actor before beginning an academic career. As a performer I have appeared with Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir St Theatre, Q Theatre and Redstitch, as well as working extensively in television. As a performance maker, I have toured several one-person shows in Australia, Europe and America. My translation of the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf toured for several years and has been published and recorded (ABC Radio National). As a playwright I have held several positions as Writer in Residence, including Affiliate Writer with Melbourne Theatre Company (2008). My play Boy out of the Country (Currency Press, 2015) has toured extensively and was included on the 2016 VCE teaching syllabus (Theatre).
I completed my MA in Old and Middle English at University College Cork (Ireland) and PhD in comparative storytelling practices (medieval and modern) at Monash University. I have published on performance-making, acting, and on education strategies. I am an education-focussed Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Theatre and Performance and have supervised Honours and PhD inquiries in the fields of orality, storytelling practices, directing, medieval performance, playwriting and performance making. My current research is in the field or Work Integrated Learning.
Recent awards and grants include Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2018); Faculty of Arts Education Fellowship (2018); Faculty of Arts Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2017); Interfaculty Tansformation Grants (2017 - 18; 2018 - 19).
Education/Academic qualification
Storytelling Practices, PhD, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 19 Apr 2012
Old and Middle English , MA, University College Cork
Award Date: 15 Dec 2000
English and History, BA, University College Cork
Award Date: 15 Dec 1998
Research area keywords
- Beowulf
- Medieval Theatre
- acting
- Storytelling
- WIL
- Play writing
Network
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Projects
Internationalisation of the student learning experience: a state-of-the-art approach to teaching and learning
Normand-Marconnet, N., McDonald, S., McLean, K., Kimberley, N., Nobis, F., Gibson, C., O'Leary, C., Angouri, J. & Reissner-Roubicek, S.
1/09/19 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
Engendering and Enacting Empathy
Normand-Marconnet, N., Rotstein, S., Nobis, F., Schliephake, K., Reimer, K., Kent, F., Williams, B., Caliph, S., Dean, L. & Welch, R.
20/11/18 → 20/11/20
Project: Research
Monash Warwick Alliance Visiting Educator Grant
Monk, N., Romero-Canelon, I., Sadler, P. J., Heron , J., Nobis, F. & Thompson, C.
Monash University – Internal University Contribution
16/01/17 → 20/01/17
Project: Other
Research Output
Performing chemistry: The benefits of bonding theatre and science
Heron, J., Nobis, F. J., Romero-Canelon, I., Sadler, P. & Thompson, C., 20 Jul 2017, In : Education in Chemistry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other
Open Access
'Dropping a part': The changing relationship of midlife actors with their profession
Nobis, F. J., 2015, In : About Performance. 13, p. 203 - 216 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
One night wonders
Nobis, F. J., 2014Research output: Non-textual form › Recorded/ Rendered Performance › Other
Boy out of the country
Nobis, F. J., 2013Research output: Non-textual form › Theatre Performance › Research
Australian Voices: Poetry in performance, publication and recording
Nobis, F. J., 2012Research output: Non-textual form › Recorded/ Rendered Performance › Research