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SUMMARY:Backstage Work and Academic Research
DESCRIPTION:All hours are Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT)\n\n-- Backstage W
 ork and Academic Research --\n\nEducational Session\n\nThe goal of thisÂ
  presentation is to show how and why academic scholars do research about
  technical theatre and behind-the-scenes labour, and yo discuss academic
  research in a way that is appropriate for a general audience.\n\nFirst,
  I will discuss how academics have researched backstage labour in the pa
 st, and how they research it today. Second, I will review some specific 
 approaches to backstage research, such as technical developments, policy
  and standardization, and cultural discussions. Finally, I will discuss 
 my own research and forthcoming book about touring sound technicians. I 
 will show that research of this kind can: - share backstage experiences 
 for people outside of the industry; - demonstrate importance of backstag
 e work; - support and advocate for backstage workers; - show the limitat
 ions and risks of backstage work; - change how people think about live p
 roduction; - and more broadly, change how consumers understand hidden la
 bour I will have a question and answer period at the end of the session.
 \n\nAfter attending this sessions attendees will be able to:\n\n- identi
 fy and discuss the trends of past and present academic research about ba
 ckstage work; - know what academic literature, archival resources, and o
 ther scholarly materials look like (and where to find them); - have an u
 nderstanding of how and why the work of backstage technical professional
 s is valued by scholars\n\nDate, Time & Location: Friday August 15 | 10
 :45 to 11:45 | FSPA - Sheila K Piercey Studio #3019\n\nDuration: 60 
 mins\n\nLevel: General (for all)\n\nDiscipline: Education\n\nPresenter
 : Jacob Danson Faraday (he/him)\n\nJacob Danson Faraday is an ethnomusi
 cologist at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland. He worked as a tour
 ing sound technician and stagehand for many years before becoming a rese
 archer. His research interests include live sound production, large-scal
 e touring, and labour.\n
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