Ansurie Pillay

Ansurie Pillay (19**-) is a drama and English teacher, educationist and TV producer.

TO BE EDITED

Biography

Completed her matriculation at Burnwood Secondary School and her academic qualifications include a BA (English and Drama), BA (HONS), UHDE, CEMT, APC, M.Ed,and PhD.

Her career included:

1986: Teacher of English and Speech and Drama at Phoenix Secondary

1987 – 2000: Teacher of English and Speech and Drama at Durban Girls’ Secondary

1997: Part-time tutor – Natal University – Linguistics Department and Lecturer for the English Language Educational Trust (NGO), teaching English to adult learners

2001: Teacher of Speech and Drama at Westville Boys’ High

2001: Produced Pathways, a television series for SABC 1. Served as presenter, scriptwriter, researcher, and production manager

2009 - Current: Lecturer: English Education - Edgewood Campus, School of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal 2004 - 2008: Contract Lecturer/ Tutor of English and Drama at Edgewood Campus, Faculty of Education, UKZN – undergraduate and post-graduate programmes 2001 – 2008: Producer of Dharma Moments, a television series for SABC 2; Produced inserts for Spirit Sundae (SABC 1) and Issues of Faith (SABC 2); Produced programmes for local and international NGO’s 2003: Contract Lecturer of Communication at Durban University of Technology (DUT) 2002: Part-time Teacher of Drama at Pitlochry Senior Primary

Contribution to theatre, film, media and performance

As theatre performer

1982-1983: Performed in University and Community Theatre productions

Publications and lectures on drama

2009: ‘History through drama’ – Histerix Symposium, Kearsney College

2007: ‘Using drama strategies to fire the historical imaginations in learners’ - SASHT (South African Society of History Teachers) Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal

2006: ‘Involve me and I will learn – The use of drama strategies in the language classroom - SAALT (South African Association of Language Teachers) Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal

2006: ‘A case for history through drama in the rural context’ – Rural Teacher Development Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal

1998: ‘Some approaches to the teaching of “Woza Albert”’ – Dept. of Education and Culture (Dept. of Educ. Teachers’ Workshop).

1996: ‘Teaching “We Shall Sing For The Fatherland”’ – Dept. of Education and Culture (Dept. of Educ. Teachers’ Workshop).

1994: Mbongeni Ngema on ‘Woza Albert’. Dramteach: A Journal for Drama Teachers. 1(1)

1989: ‘Arriving at “The Rivals”’ – Dept. of Education and Culture (Teachers’ Workshop).

Administrator

Since 2010 organizer and facilitator the annual Time of the Writer festival at Edgewood in association with the Centre for Creative Arts (UKZN)

Awards

• 2002: Won 3 awards (NTVA) for excellence in television production • 2001: Won 4 awards (NTVA) for excellence in television production

Sources

http://soe.ukzn.ac.za/staff-profile/languages-arts-education/ansurie-pillay.aspx