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    The Faculty of Arts was created at the 9th November, 1959 meeting of Council, to be effective from 1st January, 1960 (resolution 59/204ii). The initial meeting of the Faculty occurred on 24th February 1960, with Professor Morven Brown as Dean. In the beginning, the Faculty had five schools - English, History, Philosophy, Sociology and Librarianship. On 10th December, 1990 Council changed the name of the Faculty of Arts to the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (resolution CL90/108ii). In 2013 the Faculty, under Dean Professor James Donald, consisted of five schools and seven Centres. Subordinate agency: School of History (2) - 11/03/1963 - 31/01/2007 One of the schools within the Faculty Subordinate agency: French-Australian Research Centre - 10/07/1985 - 31/05/1992 Subordinate agency: School of History and Philosophy of Science (1) (1966 - 1988) / School of Science and Technology Studies (1988 - 2002) / School of History and Philosophy of Science (2) (2002 - 2007) - 09/05/1966 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Librarianship (1959 - 1992) / School of Information, Library and Archive Studies (1992 - 1999) - 13/07/1959 - 11/05/1970 Subordinate agency: School of Education (1966 - 1990) / Education Studies (1991 - 1999) / Education (2) (1999 - ) - 11/01/1966 - 11/05/1970 Subordinate agency: School of Education (1966 - 1990) / Education Studies (1991 - 1999) / Education (2) (1999 - ) - 01/01/1997 Subordinate agency: Department (1967 - 1968) / School (1968 - 2007) of Social Work - 01/01/1997 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Political Science (2) (1964 - 2000) / Politics & International Relations (2000 - 2007) - 01/08/1964 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of French - 22/01/1968 - 31/12/1994 Subordinate agency: School of German (1968 - 1979) / School of German Studies (1979 - 1990) - 22/01/1968 - 10/12/1990 Subordinate agency: School of Spanish (1968 - 1970) / School of Spanish & Latin American Studies (1971 - 1994) - 22/01/1968 - 31/12/1994 Subordinate agency: Department of Music - 01/01/1983 - 05/02/1990 Subordinate agency: School of Philosophy - 01/01/1960 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of English - 01/01/1960 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Sociology (1960 - 2003) / Sociology & Anthropology (2003 - 2007) - 01/01/1960 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Drama (1966 - 1985) / School of Theatre Studies (1985 - 1990) - 11/03/1963 - 05/02/1990 Subordinate agency: School of Performing Arts - 05/02/1990 - 29/03/1993 Subordinate agency: School of Media & Communications - 19/04/1999 - 31/12/2004 Subordinate agency: School of Media, Film & Theatre - 01/01/2005 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Social Sciences & International Studies (2007 - 2011) / School of Social Sciences (2012 - ) - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of English, Media & Performing Arts (2007 - 2011) / the Arts and Media (2012 - ) - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of History and Philosophy (2007 - 2011) / School of Humanities (2012 - 2013) - 31/01/2007 - 30/06/2013 Subordinate agency: School of Modern Language Studies (1995 - 2007) / Languages & Linguistics (2007 - 2011) / International Studies (2012 - 2013) - 01/01/1995 - 30/06/2013 Subordinate agency: School of Russian - 01/11/1967 - 31/12/1982 Subordinate agency: School of Social Science & Policy - 10/02/1992 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Western European Languages - 17/02/1963 - 22/01/1968 Subordinate agency: Centre for Olympic Studies - 07/05/1996 - 31/03/2004 Subordinate agency: Centre for European Studies - 14/11/1995 - 31/12/2007 Subordinate agency: Centre for South Pacific Studies (1987 - 2003) / South Pacific Studies Resource Centre (2003 - 2006) - 24/06/1987 - 31/12/2006 Subordinate agency: UNSW - UTS Centre for Research on Provincial China - 04/11/1997 - 26/07/2005 Subordinate agency: Centre for Intercultural Jewish Studies - 22/05/1997 - 10/11/2000 Subordinate agency: Korea-Australasia Research Centre (KAREC) (2000 - 2011) / Korea Research Institute (2011 - ) - 20/06/2000 Subordinate agency: Communications Law Centre - 05/08/2003 - 30/06/2005 Subordinate agency: Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) - 17/02/2002 - 30/06/2007 Subordinate agency: Centre for Refugee Research - 02/02/1999 Subordinate agency: Research Centre for the Study of Ageing & Retirement - 03/03/1999 - 31/12/2005 Subordinate agency: Centre for the History of Health & Medicine - 05/11/1997 - 15/02/1999 Subordinate agency: Social Relations of Disability Research Network (SRDRN) - 01/04/1997 - 31/12/2003 Subordinate agency: National Centre in HIV Social Research (NCHSR) (1990 - 2013) / Centre for Social Research in Health (2013 - ) - 01/01/1999 Subordinate agency: Gifted Education Research, Resource & Information Centre (GERRIC) - 04/06/1997 - 19/02/2013 Subordinate agency: Centre for Cross Cultural Social Work Education - 01/07/1997 - 31/12/1998 Subordinate agency: Public Sector Research Centre - 13/01/1988 - 03/02/2004 Subordinate agency: Centre for Gender-Related Violence Studies - 12/11/1997 Subordinate agency: Social Welfare (c. 1976 - 1989) / Social Policy Research Centre (1990 - ) - 05/08/2003 Subordinate agency: Contemporary Asia Centre - 04/06/1986 - 31/05/1992 Subordinate agency: Centre for Interactive Cinema Research (iCinema) - 01/01/2007 Subordinate agency: Centre for Cognitive Science - 06/05/1987 - 01/06/1992 Subordinate agency: Department of General Studies - 13/05/1963 - 13/03/1972 Subordinate agency: Journalism and Media Research Centre - 04/09/2008 Subordinate agency: Aboriginal Research and Resource Centre (ARRC) - 01/01/1995 - 31/12/2003 Subordinate agency: Social Science Degree Committee - 21/03/1975 - 11/09/1984 Subordinate agency: Australian Theatre Studies Centre - 14/02/1985 - 25/05/1995 Subordinate agency: Disability Studies and Research Centre (DSARC) - 14/07/2008 - 31/12/2010 Subordinate agency: Women's Studies Centre - 04/11/1987 - 01/06/1992 Subordinate agency: School of Humanities and Languages - 01/07/2013 Subordinate agency: School of History and Political Science - 08/05/1961 - 11/03/1963 Subordinate agency: School of Political Science (1) - 01/01/1960 - 08/05/1961 Subordinate agency: Department of Political Science - 11/03/1963 - 31/07/1964 Subordinate agency: School of History (1) - 01/01/1960 - 08/05/1961 Subordinate agency: School of German & Russian Studies - 10/12/1990 - 31/12/1994 Subordinate agency: Department of Russian (1983 - 1987) / Russian Studies (1987 - 1994) - 01/01/1983 - 10/12/1990 Subordinate agency: School of Music & Music Education - 29/03/1993 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: Department of Dramatic Art (1959) / Drama (1960 - 1966) - 11/03/1963 - 09/05/1966 Subordinate agency: School of Theatre & Film Studies (1993 - 1997) / Theatre, Film & Dance Studies (1997 - 1998) / Theatre, Film & Dance (1998 - 2004) - 29/03/1993 - 31/12/2004 Subordinate agency: Department of Social Science & Policy - 05/02/1990 - 10/02/1992 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1960-
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    On 10 November 1958 Council appointed C. Robert Quentin as Acting Senior Lecturer in Dramatic Art for an initial period of one year from 1 January 1959 (resolution 58/178). Thus the Department of Dramatic Art came into being in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences with Mr Quentin at the head. On 14 September 1959 Robert Quentin's appointment as a Senior Lecturer was confirmed and this was to take effect from 1 January 1960 (Council resolution 59/147). At their next meeting on 9 November 1959, however, Council decided to appoint Mr Quentin as an Associate Professor effective immediately from that date (resolution 59/182). At the same meeting, the Faculty of Arts was established, effective from 1 January, 1960 (resolution 59/204ii) and a Department of Drama was established within the faculty's new School of English. On 11 March 1963 Council determined that the Department of Drama would be removed from the School of English and become an independent entity within the Faculty of Arts (resolution 63/39). On 9 May 1966 Council resolved that the department should become the School of Drama (resolution 66/85). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1959-11/03/1963
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    On 5 February 1990 the School of Theatre Studies became the Department of Theatre Studies within the newly established School of Performing Arts in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (resolution CL90/13). On 10th December, 1990 Council changed the name of the Faculty of Arts to the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (resolution CL90/108ii). On 30 September 1991 the department was re-named the Department of Theatre & Film Studies (Council resolution CL91/60). On 29 March 1993 the Department of Theatre & Film Studies was re-established as the School of Theatre & Film Studies when the School of Performing Arts was disestablished (Council resolution 93/15b). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 05/02/1990-29/03/1993
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    Alexander Mackie College (AMC) began life in 1958 at Paddington in the eastern suburbs of Sydney in very cramped and unsuitable teaching conditions and facilities. It trained primary and high school teachers in art, music, science and social science (Byrnes and Conners in Koder, 1989, p.213). As student numbers grew, it had to conduct classes at five different sites in inner-Sydney. The main campus was in Albion Avenue whose buildings were extensively refurbished and remodelled while the Administrative campus was in Commonwealth Street. Others still were in Flinders Street. Mr. W. E. Hart was its first principal. Although the first intake was in September 1958, it was not until 9 September, 1959 that the first term began (AMC Handbook 1959-60, p.6). It was officially opened on 20 November 1961. As from 1 September 1971, under the terms of the Higher Education Act, 1969, no. 29, AMC was declared a college of advanced education within the Department of Education, NSW (NSW Government Gazette, no. 95, 37 August 1971; AMC Calendar, 1972, p 5; SACE, Annual Report, 1982, p.1). This, however, did not alter its main function as a single purpose teacher education college. Following the proclamation of the Higher Education Act, 1975, No. 40, AMC became the multi-disciplinary AMCAE. It was 'declared on 1 August 1974 within the Ministry of Education and incorporated on 1 December, 1974' (SCAE, Annual Report 1982, p.1; AMCAE, Handbook 1981, p.1-2). In 1975 the multi-disciplinary Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education (AMCAE) had in place two major schools, Art and Education, offering several degree and award courses. Towards the end of the 1970s, new courses in the field of General and Community Studies were introduced. These changes led to two very important and significant developments in the evolution of what was to become SGIE and CAI of the SCAE. First, it gave impetus to the development of award courses in visual arts and higher award courses in art education. Second, it led to the teaching facilities crisis which prompted the establishment of the Oatley campus which became home to the School of Teacher Education and later the St George Institute of Education (Byrnes and Conners in Koder, 1989, p.213-4). College Council was its governing body. The Act authorised Council to delegate its powers to individuals or committees within the College. It constituted the following committees: Executive Committee of Council Buildings, Grounds and Finance Committee Education Committee Personnel Committee College-Community Committee Appeals Committee Academic Board College Council also authorised its various committees to delegate their functions and authorities to sub-committees. Thus, the Academic Board had the following sub-committees: Board of Studies - Teacher Education - Art Education Admissions, Progressions & Exclusions Student Welfare (SG 009 or 86/021 & 87/120) In 1981, the Oatley campus, in the southwestern region of Sydney called St George, became fully functional and operational. It functioned wholly as the teacher education campus while the Paddington campus became the home of the art education and evolved into the City Art Institute (CAI) in 1982 encompassing both Visual Arts and Art Education. This physical and discipline-based split of the AMCAE into the 'education' campus and the 'arts' campus was somehow prescient of the respective fates of the two colleges, later institutes of the SCAE. On 11th September 1981, the chairman of the NSW Higher Education Board, Mr. R. E. Parry, wrote to the chairman of AMCAE College Council, Dr Clement W. Semmler informing the latter that on 24 July 1981, the Minister for Education, Hon. Paul Landa, established the Sydney College of Advanced Education and constituted its First Council, (Minutes of the Executive Committee of College Council, 9 November, 1981, SG 002 or Item no. 86/001 & 87/116). Sydney College of Advanced Education Regulation, 1981 was the delegated legislation to the Higher Education Act, 1975, no. 40, which created the corporate entity known as the Sydney College of Advanced Education. Under the terms of the Regulation, AMCAE was reconstituted into two separate institutes, St George Institute of Education and City Art Institute and incorporated into the new Sydney College of Advanced Education. The new structure came into effect from 1 January 1982 and so AMCAE ceased to exist from this date.
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    On 9 May 1966 Council resolved that the Department of Drama should become the School of Drama in the Faculty of Arts and that a chair in drama should be appointed to head this school (resolution 66/85). On 14 November 1966. Robert Quentin was appointed the foundation professor of Drama (resolution 66/183). On 13 May 1985 Council changed the name of the school to the School of Theatre Studies (resolution 85/53). On 5 February 1990 the school was re-established as the Department of Theatre Studies within the newly established School of Performing Arts (resolution CL90/13). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1959-05/02/1990
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    <import_note> The imported title was longer than allowed. Full title from import file: Posters of the Department of Dramatic Art (1959) / Drama (1960 - 1966) / School of Drama (1966 - 1985) / School (1985 - 1990) / Department (1990 - 1991) of Theatre Studies / Theatre & Film Studies (1991 - 1993) / School (1993 - 1997) of Theatre & Film Studies / School of Theatre, Film & Dance Studies (1997 - 1998) / Theatre, Film & Dance (1998 - 2004) </import_note> This series consists of posters of the Department of Dramatic Art / Drama / School of Drama / School / Department of Theatre Studies / Theatre & Film Studies / School of Theatre & Film Studies / School of Theatre, Film & Dance Studies / Theatre, Film & Dance.\r\nThe posters are all large single sheets of printed paper advertising events organised by the Department / School, including titles and dates. ACCESSION0439 converted to SERIES02106, CONSIGNMENT02395
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    <import_note> The imported title was longer than allowed. Full title from import file: Booklet Leaflet Collection of the Department of Dramatic Art (1959) / Drama (1960 - 1966) / School of Drama (1966 - 1985) / School (1985 - 1990) / Department (1990 - 1991) of Theatre Studies / Theatre & Film Studies (1991 - 1993) / School (1993 - 1997) of Theatre & Film Studies / School of Theatre, Film & Dance Studies (1997 - 1998) / Theatre, Film & Dance (1998 - 2004) </import_note> This series consists of the booklet leaflet collection of the Department of Dramatic Art / Drama / School of Drama / School / Department of Theatre Studies / Theatre & Film Studies / School of Theatre & Film Studies / School of Theatre, Film & Dance Studies / Theatre, Film & Dance.\r\nThe material is typed and maintained in a manilla folder and includes brochures and leaflets advertising courses, newsletters and other material released by the department/school, including an MA thesis written by the School's Colin Bachali in 1982, entitled Jane Street Theatre: The Australian Play Seasons 1966 - 1977 and an issue of the Australian Theatre Record, produced by the school's Australian Theatre Studies Centre.
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    On 29 March 1993 the Department of Theatre & Film Studies was re-established as the School of Theatre & Film Studies in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences when the School of Performing Arts was disestablished (Council resolution 93/15b). On 13 October 1997 the School of Theatre & Film Studies was re-named the School of Theatre, Film & Dance Studies (Council resolution CL97/73j). On 23 February 1998 the school was re-named the School of Theatre, Film & Dance (Council resolution CL98/15m). On 11 October 2004 the School of Theatre, Film & Dance was disestablished and amalgamated with the School of Media & Communications to become the School of Media, Film & Theatre effective from 1 January 2005 (CL04/146). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 29/03/1993-31/12/2004
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    Audio-Visual Recordings of the Department of Dramatic Art (1959) / Drama (1960 - 1966) / School of Drama (1966 - 1985) / School (1985 - 1990) / Department (1990 - 1991) of Theatre Studies / Theatre & Film Studies (1991 - 1993) / School (1993 - 1997) of Theatre & Film Studies / School of Theatre, Film & Dance Studies (1997 - 1998) / Theatre, Film & Dance (1998 - 2004) This series contains audio-visual recordings of the Department of Dramatic Art / Drama / School of Drama / School / Department of Theatre Studies / Theatre & Film Studies / School of Theatre & Film Studies / School of Theatre, Film & Dance Studies / Theatre, Film & Dance. Each item is a video cassette recording of student productions created for the Department/School. Many of the films have featured UNSW, especially the Kensington campus, as a background feature or fundamental part of the script. The Archives' holdings currently only spans the period from 1983 - 1988, but these tapes are not only an example of student produced films, but provide an excellent indication of campus and campus life during the 1980s. Any reproduction of this material should be handled very carefully, as these are student films and many include then present-day music in the background. Other non-UNSW is also recorded on the tapes and is copyright to outside holders.
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    On 9 November 1959 the Faculty of Arts was created by Council, to be effective from 1 January, 1960 (resolution 59/204ii) and English became one of the foundation schools within this new faculty. At the same meeting H. J. Oliver was also appointed foundation professor of English and head of school (resolution 59/182). On 10 December, 1990 Council changed the name of the Faculty of Arts to the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (resolution CL90/108ii). As part of a Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences restructure, the School of English was disestablished effective 31 January 2007. It was amalgamated with the schools of Music & Music Education and Media, Film & Theatre to form the new School of English, Media & Performing Arts (6 February 2007 Academic Board papers). Subordinate agency: Department of Dramatic Art (1959) / Drama (1960 - 1966) - 01/01/1960 - 11/03/1963 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1960-31/01/2007