Dr Hannah Banks
PhD Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, BA (Hons) Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, BA Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Senior Lecturer, Creative Industries
School of Business and Creative Industries
Email: hbanks@usc.edu.au
Telephone: +6 17 5459 4768
Location: Sunshine Coast, SD-K-2-2.44
Hannah is a theatre practitioner and academic originally from Aotearoa New Zealand. She has been teaching in tertiary education since 2011 and has worked as an actor, director, writer, producer, and production manager. She is one of the co-founders and creative directors of the award-winning theatre company My Accomplice, who have made over 20 productions together since forming in 2009. She has performed and toured all around Aotearoa New Zealand, including performances in the New Zealand Fringe Festival, Dunedin Fringe Festival, and New Zealand Comedy Festival.
Hannah completed her PhD in Theatre in 2018 at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington. This ground-breaking research explored women in devised theatre in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Research
Publications
Research Summary
Potential Research Projects for HDR and Honours Students
- Theatre and performance
- Feminist performance
- Alternative creative practices
Teaching and supervision
Teaching
- Creative Industries
- Theatre and Performance
Program coordinator
Professional
Awards and memberships
Awards and Fellowships
- Victor Emeljanow Bursary – to assist an Early Career Researcher to attend and present at the ADSA conference, 2019
- PGSA Victorias Award for Post-Graduate Teaching, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, 2017
- The Richard Campion Accolade for Outstanding Performance, Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards, 2014
- Victoria Graduate Award, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, 2010