<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>Hello colleagues,<br><br>It's been interesting to follow the thread
about Trinity Western though I doubt that they were looking for this
kind of exposure in the job list. Still, this situation has presented
some opportunities for dialogue. I'd like to throw in my two cents. So
you know, I teach at a university not dissimilar to TWU.<br><br>I've
been teaching at Redeemer University College for about 26 years now, and
have a great interest in how we speak to both students and one another,
about personal faith and theatre making because they do relate, and
illuminate, one another. I have taught both students of a similar faith
to my own, as well as students who have not identified a faith
tradition, and have found the conversation, always, to be fruitful and
engaging. Wherever I go, and whoever I talk with about theatre making, I
have found that faith is not a requirement for the conversation to
begin, but it will certainly come into play when the conversation
deepens and the work gets serious. I would love to talk about how deeply
clown work has affected my faith perspective, for example, but that
conversation is for another time. For me faith is the point of view from
which one can see the grandeur of the landscape -- whether it is lush
and beautiful or bleak and dreary. I move forward from there to see what
will happen. That's been my experience anyway.<br><br>I think that
everyone can appreciate what it must be like to be at the receiving end
of a CAUT investigation -- an organization to which we at Redeemer do
not belong. To see ourselves reflected back to us through the lens of
what is quite obviously a skeptical review is disquieting. If we, and
other private, faith-based institutions have been quiet it's because we
have been made to feel fearful. I note that no one from TWU has replied
to this thread even though I am sure they are watching what is
happening. I understand it though. <br><br>It makes the few of us who
labour in the vineyard of these institutions feel isolated in at least
two ways. Theatre departments are rare things in some faith communities
because of the nature of the work we all do. It sometimes puts us at
odds with those who would rather we do safe, inoffensive work when what
many of us want to do is ask hard questions and tell great stories. It
can also isolate us from the broader academy to know that many view us
with skepticism -- as narrow-minded and controlling. Where do we fit in? <br><br>There
are many conversations that might flow out of this, and I hope they do.
I just wanted you to know that we, like you, love the students, the
work, and the opportunity to participate in the culture(s) around us.
Frankly, I love the ongoing dialogue in the larger public academic
theatre community. We seek understanding not uniformity of perspective.<br><br>Don't
take my word for it though, and never mind what CAUT says, come and see
for yourselves. Come down and see what we do. I'll even buy you lunch.<br><br>Raymond Louter<br>Professor of Theatre<br>Redeemer University College<br><br><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Moira Day" <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT13_com_zimbra_email">moira.day@USASK.CA</span>><br><b>To: </b><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT14_com_zimbra_email">CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</span><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT15_com_zimbra_date">11 February</span>, 2013 12:51:53 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: Full-Time Tenure Track Position in Theatre - Trinity Western University<br><br>
The correspondence at the end of the report was particularly
interesting, and I'm almost sorry that both parties didn't proceed to
have that larger public, philosophical debate that they felt the matter
possibly deserved. So much seems to hinge on that over-worked
word, "diversity" and what it actually means. Personally, I'm more
inclined to agree with Tibor - if I'm not misunderstanding him in my own
turn. Even as someone who feels that religious colleges have a
legitimate place in a pluralistic university, (and I'm
not suggesting that CAUT is arguing that they don't), I have grave
reservations about some of Redeemer's own understandings of "pluralism" ;
it's not an academic or faith community that I'd want to belong to
myself, and I'm glad I don't live in a world where
it would be my only route to a higher education and the professions.
But even if I'm personally closer to agreeing to CAUT's definition of
academic freedom, I'm also uncomfortable with the apparent imposition of
a one-size-fits-all definition of "diversity"
that strikes me as being, in its own way, as exclusive, ideologically
driven and selective in its interpretation of the history of education
as the other. As mentioned, it seemed to me that the correspondence in
the report ended on a note of debate or discussion
that I'm almost sorry did not continue. Though I guess we've been doing
a pretty good job of that ourselves.
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<div>Moira<br>
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<div>On <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT16_com_zimbra_date">2013-02-10</span>, at 8:05 AM, <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT17_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:appledor@sympatico.ca" target="_blank">appledor@sympatico.ca</a></span> wrote:</div>
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<div>What an excellent, well argued and fair analysis by Professors Handford and Manson. <br>
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David Ferry
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On Feb 7, 2013, at 3:47 PM, Aida Jordao <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT20_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:a.jordao@UTORONTO.CA" target="_blank">a.jordao@UTORONTO.CA</a></span>> wrote:<br>
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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Yes,
I thought you meant TWU was not open to diversity, which they're
evidently not. Theirs is an exclusionary attitude -- very problematic in
our so-called mosaic.<br>
Aida<br>
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Aida Jordão<br>
PhD Candidate, The Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies <br>
University of Toronto<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> February 7, 2013 2:32 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: Full-Time Tenure Track Position in Theatre - Trinity Western University<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hello <br>
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I am sorry if I didn't express myself clearly. I do think that the
rule of diversity applies to institutions too. Therefore,
notwithstanding my personal beliefs, I am of the opinion that Trinity
Western University is a legitimate addition to the Canadian
mosaic.<br>
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Tibor<br>
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Date: Thu, <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT24_com_zimbra_date">7 Feb </span>2013 18:51:05 +0000<br>
From: <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT25_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:gnichols@MTA.CA" target="_blank">gnichols@MTA.CA</a></span><br>
Subject: Re: Full-Time Tenure Track Position in Theatre - Trinity Western University<br>
To: <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT26_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA" target="_blank">CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</a></span><br>
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not new or unique. Although not theatre specifically, a local, private
university in Moncton (Crandall, formerly Atlantic Baptist University)
has stirred a controversy over their explicit policy of not hiring
anyone in any capacity (faculty, admin or staff) who has sexual
relations outside of a male/female marriage. This is based on their
understanding of Christian beliefs. The controversy has arisen
over their acceptance of public subsidies, although they have recently
announced they will not be asking for further subsidy from the
municipality…. The province is another matter…</span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Simon du Toit<br>
<b>Sent:</b> February 7, 2013 12:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT29_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA" target="_blank">CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</a></span><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Full-Time Tenure Track Position in Theatre - Trinity Western University</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
issue you raise is complex, but it's not new. There are a few private
Canadian institutions that have the right under the law to discriminate
on the basis of religious affiliation, of which
TWU is one. The practice is much more widely accepted in the U.S.,
where there are hundreds of such institutions. The CAUT has been
conducting investigations of some of those Canadian schools, although
not on the basis of a complaint filed by any faculty
member of the schools in question. Here's a report on one such
investigation:</span>
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<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT30_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.caut.ca/pages.asp?page=978&lang=1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.caut.ca/pages.asp?page=978&lang=1</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This
issue has implications for much larger questions, about whether we are
able to tolerate religious voices in a democracy. See for example the
Bouchard Taylor Commission. Does our national
vision of multicultural diversity include religion? What if that
religion itself excludes others? These are complex ethical issues, as
Tibor's note suggests. I, for one, think that the insistence on rational
discourse alone in higher education is itself an
exclusionary tactic that privileges certain voices and interests.
Performance studies has an important contribution to make to the
discussion, so I think it's a good topic for all of us.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Regards,</span> <br>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Simon</span> <br>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">======================================================<br>
Simon W. du Toit<br>
B.Ed., M.F.A., Ph.D.<br>
Undergraduate Chair, Communication, Media, and Film<br>
Sessional Instructor, School of Dramatic Art<br>
Room 4113, Lambton Tower; (<span class="" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT31_com_zimbra_phone"><a href="callto:519%29%20253-3000">519) 253-3000</a></span> x2847<br>
University of Windsor</span> <br>
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<span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#5F5F5F">From: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Aida Jordao <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT32_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:a.jordao@UTORONTO.CA" target="_blank">a.jordao@UTORONTO.CA</a></span>></span>
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<span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#5F5F5F">To: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT33_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA" target="_blank">CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</a></span>,
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<span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#5F5F5F">Date: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT34_com_zimbra_date">2013-02-07</span> 10:38 AM</span>
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<span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#5F5F5F">Subject: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Re: Full-Time Tenure Track Position in Theatre - Trinity Western University</span>
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<span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#5F5F5F">Sent by: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Canadian Theatre Research <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT35_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA" target="_blank">CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</a></span>></span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Hi Peter et al,<br>
Doesn't this advertisement for "a committed Christian" discriminate on
the basis of religion? And what is "ethical theatre training"?<br>
Aida</span> <br>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">-- <br>
Aida Jordão<br>
PhD Candidate, The Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies <br>
University of Toronto</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Canadian Theatre Research [<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT36_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA" target="_blank">CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</a></span>] on behalf
of Peter Kuling [<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT37_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:kuling@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">kuling@GMAIL.COM</a></span>]<b><br>
Sent:</b> February 6, 2013 1:41 PM<b><br>
To:</b> <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT38_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA" target="_blank">CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</a></span><b><br>
Subject:</b> Full-Time Tenure Track Position in Theatre - Trinity Western University</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The
School of the Arts, Media and Culture at Trinity Western University
seeks a creative mentor for a tenure track position at the Assistant
Professor level in the Theatre Department.</span>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span> <br>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">This
small and dynamic department, in which faculty responsibilities are
shared and negotiated, offers a BA in Theatre and a BFA in Acting. The
successful candidate will be an accomplished generalist whose broad
knowledge of theatre includes experience in everything from design to
performance. S/he will be required to oversee all production activities,
including supervising production staff and managing budgets, as well as
direct one production each year. Strong evidence
of teaching effectiveness in several areas – which could include
acting, directing, voice, movement, and/or technical theatre – is
required. The successful candidate will hold an MFA or PhD in theatre
and be a committed Christian with a vision for challenging
and ethical theatre training.</span> <br>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span> <br>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Interested candidates are requested to complete the on-line application at
</span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT39_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.twu.ca/divisions/hr/join/faculty-positions.html." target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://www.twu.ca/divisions/hr/join/faculty-positions.html.</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
Additionally, please forward to Judy Bartram, Executive Assistant to the Office of the Provost, Academics (</span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT40_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:judy.bartram@twu.ca%29" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">judy.bartram@twu.ca)</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
documentation outlining interests, experience, and major contributions
to teaching, research and practice as well as verification of doctoral
(or terminal) degree. Applications will be accepted until March 6, 2013
or until a suitable candidate is found, subject
to budget approval. Any enquiries regarding this position may also be
sent to </span>
<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT41_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:judy.bartram@twu.ca" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">judy.bartram@twu.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.</span>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span> <br>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Trinity
Western University is a liberal arts university and seeks candidates
who are committed to and support its evangelical Christian basis,
mission and orientation. More information about Trinity Western’s
School of the Arts, Media + Culture and its programs can be found </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT42_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.twu.ca/academics/samc/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">here</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.
In accordance
with Canadian immigration requirements, this advertisement is directed
in the first instance to Canadian citizens or permanent residents.</span>
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