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    The last avant garde?
    Austin, S ; Duncan, K ; Goggin, G ; MacDowall, L ; Pardo, V ; Paterson, E ; Brown, JJ ; Collett, M ; Cook, F ; Hadley, B ; Hood, K ; Kapuscinski-Evans, J ; McDonald, D ; McNamara, J ; Mellis, G ; Sifis, E ; Sulan, K ; Hadley, B ; McDonald, D (Routledge, 2019)
    This chapter explores 'disability aesthetics' not as a set of specific techniques, themes, or politics, but in order to position disability at the centre of 'future conceptions of what art is' and what it can be. It draws contributions from the Research in Action workshop and the research team to explore the idea of the last avant garde and artists' views on how disability intersects with creative innovation. The chapter seeks to engage in a reflexive and ongoing conversation in which artists with disability are invited to reflect upon their own views on aesthetic value and performance practice. It also implies that recognition of disability arts is like the 'last remaining' piece of a puzzle, the pinnacle of a longer social struggle for rights and acceptance. For a company composed of artists with and without disability, of which Rawcus is but one prominent Australian example, the notion of disability aesthetics and the last avant garde is particularly complicated.
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    Hold On: Australian innovations in access aesthetics
    Austin, S ; Paterson, E ; LIttle, M (Australasian Drama Studies, 2020)
    This co-authored article examines the use of aesthetic access technologies and processes in both rehearsal and production of contemporary performance. Drawing on a legacy of disability performance strategies designed to increase access and inclusion, and the authors’ position as both disabled and non-disabled practitioners, the article examines Australian innovations in access aesthetics in two recent performance works and suggests the potential of these processes to expand the creative and aesthetic dimensions of performance.