BA (Carthage), MA (Rhetoric and Public Address), MA (LibSc), PhD (Lowa), MA (Medieval Studies) (Macq), ALAA

Associate Professor
Academic area: Education and Creative Arts

Telephone: +61 2 9514 5366
Email: Barbara.Poston-Anderson@uts.edu.au
Room: K2-424
Campus: Kuring-gai

Associate Professor Barbara Poston-Anderson has been involved in education for primary school teachers and teacher librarians for many years. In particular, her areas of expertise are in children's theatre, educational drama, storytelling, readers' theatre, puppetry, children's literature and
librarianship.

Teaching Areas:
Children's Theatre (playwriting, acting, directing, producing)
Educational Drama
Puppetry
Readers' Theatre
Research Methods in the Arts
Storytelling

Research Areas:
Folklore with emphasis on Australian themes
Children's Theatre
Educational Drama
Playwriting

Publications:
Barclay, L; Fenwick, J. & Poston-Anderson, B. (1998) Samoan Nursing: The
Story of Women Developing a Profession. St. Leonards: Allen & Unwin.

Poston-Anderson. B. (2000) "Story as a Way of Knowing: A Methodological
Review," CREArTA, Centre for Research and Education in the Arts, University
of Technology, Sydney, Vol. 1, no. 1.

Poston-Anderson, B. (1999) "The motif of the lost child in Australian
literature" in Fantastic Self, edited by J. Webb & A. Entice. North Perth:
Eidolon.

Poston-Anderson, B. (1996) "Selling Australia: Metaphor and myth in written
tourist guides." In Traditions and Tourism: the good, the bad and the ugly,
edited by Gwenda Beed Davey and Susan Faine, Proceedings of the Sixth
National Folklife Conference. Clayton, Vic.: Monash University.

Robertson, M. and Poston-Anderson, B. (1995). Imagine This: A Readers'
Theatre Source Book., Rydalmere: Hodder Headline.

Winch, G. and Poston-Anderson, B (1993) Now for a Story: Sharing Stories
with Young Children., Albert Park: Phoenix Education.


Professional & Community Activities:

Theatre & Children's Theatre Productions

1999:

Beyond the Wardrobe Door,, adapted and produced by B. Poston-Anderson.
Faculty of Education, University of Technology, Sydney.

Cultural Celebration of Italian Folktales, written and produced by B.
Poston-Anderson, CREA Production, University of Technology, Sydney.

Fall of the House of Oedipus., adapted and produced by R. Johnston & B.
Poston-Anderson, CREA Production, University of Technology, Sydney.

The Fatal Flaw::Othello and Macbeth., adapted from Shakespeare and
produced by B. Poston-Anderson, CREA Production, University of Technology,
Sydney.

Stop, Look Listen: Santa in the City., written and produced by N.
Sinclair, R. Johnston & B. Poston-Anderson, CREA Production in
association with local councils, University of Technology, Sydney.

The Wife of Bath's Tale., adapted from Chaucer and produced by B.
Poston-Anderson, Grail Quest Conference, University of Sydney.

With Will There's A Way::Happy Birthday, Shakespeare! written and produced
by B. Poston-Anderson, CREA Production, University of Technology, Sydney.

1998:

Cultural Celebration of Asian Folktales, written and produced by B.
Poston-Anderson., CREA Production, University of Technology, Sydney.

Song for an Evergreen Earth, adapted and produced by B. Poston-Anderson for
UTS Sustainability Day, University of Technology, Sydney.

1997:

Aloft! The story of Captain Taylor Penfold, written and professionally
produced by B. Poston-Anderson, University of Technology, Sydney.