[Candrama] Register Today: Graduate Theatre Careers Symposium (Saturday Feb 5)

[Benjamin Gillespie]

*Graduate Theatre Careers Symposium
<https://graduatetheatrecareers.wordpress.com/>*

Saturday February 5th, 2022

Online via Zoom

Register Here
<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/graduate-theatre-careers-symposium-tickets-251576711717>


**OVERVIEW OF SCHEDULE:*


*Pre-Symposium Event: Surviving and Mobilizing Against Racism in Graduate
School Experience
<https://graduatetheatrecareers.wordpress.com/schedule/pre-event-surviving-and-mobilizing-against-racism-in-graduate-school-experience/>*
*Led by Dr. Deniz Başar*
*8AM PST/11AM EST*

*Workshop 1 <https://graduatetheatrecareers.wordpress.com/workshop-1/>*
*Led by Dr. Lisa Aikman*
*9AM PST/12PM EST*

*Workshop 2 <https://graduatetheatrecareers.wordpress.com/workshop-2/>*
*Led by Dr. David Owen*
*11AMPST/2PM EST*

*Networking Event
<https://graduatetheatrecareers.wordpress.com/networking-event/>*
*Featuring: Catie Thompson, Ted Whittall, Ashley Williamson, Marlene
Mendonca, Lisa Aikman, and David Owen *
*1PM PST/4PM EST*

*Long Table Conversation
<https://graduatetheatrecareers.wordpress.com/long-table-event/>*
*3PM PST/6PM EST*


*ABOUT THE EVENT: *


Aims: The goal of the symposium is to support graduate students in Theatre,
Drama, and Performance studies to better be able to search for and secure
alt-academic or non-academic positions—something that most will face
regardless of career aspirations.

The symposium will include two practical workshops on resume development,
job searching, networking, and translating skills gained in graduate
education to the non-academic job market by Dr. Lisa Aikman and Dr. David
Owen. There will also be an open long table event and a networking event
where attendees will have a chance to make connections with former theatre
and performance studies grads now working in alt-ac careers or outside the
academy. More information is available on the conference website
<https://graduatetheatrecareers.wordpress.com/>*. *

About the organizers/context of the event: Signy Lynch, Hannah Rackow and
Ben Gillespie are investigators of a two-year study for the Canadian
Association of Theatre Research on graduate outcomes in Theatre and
Performance Studies (link
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x5wMfyE4Wvu-Hw8jGqYt7V2dUG6oNEt9/view?usp=sharing>),
which revealed a need for alternative-academic and non-academic
professional development for graduate students. While studies (for example,
this one
<https://www.conferenceboard.ca/edu/research/valuing-preparing-phds-for-careers>)
show that the vast majority of PhD grads (and MFAs) will not end up with
tenured or tenured-track jobs, almost all professionalization projects for
graduate students are geared towards making students more competitive for a
limited number of tenure-track jobs.

Let us know about your access needs and what you’re looking for from this
symposium by filling out this form <https://forms.gle/y5LgwKhmuwin9rL96>.
You can also email Signy, Hannah, and Ben at
graduatetheatrecareers at gmail.com to convey this information, if that works
better for you.

TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT, PLEASE GO TO OUR EVENTBRITE PAGE HERE
<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/graduate-theatre-careers-symposium-tickets-251576711717>


(Note: if this registration page is not accessible for you, please contact
graduatetheatrecareers at gmail.com)

*Sponsored by:*

*The Canadian Association for Theatre Research*

*The University of British Columbia Department of Theatre and Film*

*The University of Toronto Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance
Studies*

*The York University Department of Theatre*

*The York University Department of Theatre and Performance Studies*

*Special thanks to Mary Pecchia for administrative support. *
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