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<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%'>Call for
proposals for a special session on Graduate Education and Professionalization<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%'>The
Executive of the Canadian Association for Theatre Research/Association
Canadienne de la Recherche Th</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ιβ</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:115%'>trale announces a special session to be held at our conference
in 2010 at Concordia University in Montreal (May 28-31).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The session, on Graduate Education and Professionalization,
is being organized as a response to recent hiring trends in theatre and drama
across Canada. How are Canadian students currently being prepared to meet the
challenges of the job market? What can we do better to improve our students'
chances of getting the interview, and then getting the job? How do candidates
from within the Canadian system stack up against candidates from abroad -
either in terms of perception, or in terms of preparedness? What can we do to
address any inequities that currently exist?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We are looking for speakers who fit one or more of the
following categories:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1. professors who supervise graduate students and/or heads
of graduate programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>2. individuals with extensive experience on hiring
committees<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>3. current graduate students or recent graduates<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>4. individuals that graduated with a PhD in theatre but have
found a career outside of academia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>5. professors who chose to do a PhD outside of Canada<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%'>Participants
will be asked to give a short, 5 to 10 minute, presentation. A moderated
discussion will follow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%'>Those
interested in participating in this special session are invited to contact
Executive Member Christopher Grignard at </span><a
href="mailto:Grignard@ualberta.ca"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:
115%'>Grignard@ualberta.ca</span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:
115%'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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