
MAP Grad Mini Symposium and 3-Minute Thesis
Mon., Oct. 18, 2021 5:30 p.m. - Mon., Oct. 18, 2021 8:30 p.m.
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MAP Grad Mini Symposium and 3-Minute Thesis
Monday, October 18, 2021
5:30-8:30 PM, via Zoom (Eventbrite)
Please register in advance at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/map-grad-mini-symposium-and-3-minute-thesis-tickets-188674840527
5:30: Welcome Remarks: Dr. Christine Ramsay / Associate Dean Grad and Research, MAP
5:35: Introduction of Keynotes: Dr. Philippe Mather / Associate Professor, MAP 800: Theory and
Methods 1
5:40-6:50: Panel and Discussion “Praxis
Presenters
Dr. Kathleen Irwin
Kathleen Irwin is Professor Emerita in the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance (since 2021). She is a former Associate Dean Graduate Studies and Research, Head of the Theatre Department and Design Professor since 1995. In 2007, she received a Doctor of Arts (Design for Film and Theatre) from Aalto University, Helsinki. A professional scenographer (Associated Designers of Canada), writer and educator her research focuses on site-specific practice, mobility practice, and food and gender in performance. As former co-artistic director of Knowhere Productions, she produced large-scale performances across Saskatchewan in, for example, an abandoned mental hospital in Weyburn, a brick factory in Avonlea and the entire town of Ponteix. She presents frequently on these subjects at international conferences and has given workshops to students in Helsinki, Belgrade, Tallinn, Utrecht, London, Paris, Prague, Gothenburg, Istanbul, Seoul and Melbourne. Her research is widely published in Canadian and international journals and anthologies and she has co-edited three books on key projects, including a collection of writing on Indigenous performance in Canada, entitled, Performing Turtle Island: Indigenous Theatre on the World Stage. She is currently devoting her time in Regina to developing On Cue Performance Hub, a shared platform in which artists share resources and skills, and an incubator devoted to serving independent artists and small companies or organizations focused on dance, music, theatre and/or other performative art forms as they emerge from the pandemic.
Professor David Garneau
6:50-7:00 Short Break
7:00-8:00 3-Minute Thesis Presentations
Students in MAP 800
8:00-8:15 Adjudication
8:20 Awards Presentation
Jury:
Dr. Kathleen Irwin, Theatre
Prof. David Garneau, Visual Arts
Ms. Ayesha Mohsin, winner of the 2020 3-Minute Thesis Competition
Awards:
First: $300
Second: $200
Third: $100
Criteria for Adjudication:
30% Creativity/Engagement (compelling your audience) - How enthusiastic is the student? Does the student make the audience feel excited about the research?
30% Persuasiveness (communicating the impact) - Does the student successfully communicate the importance of the work being accomplished? Does the audience learn how the work contributes to their artistic practice / field of research / culture in general?
30% Clarity (explaining the research) - Does the audience gain a clear understanding of the elements and themes that make up the student's research, based on the contents of the slide in conjunction with the student's verbal presentation?
10% . Response (answering questions) - There will be a brief Q & A at the end of each presentation.