Conferences, Inclusivity, and SAAllies

Remixing the Humanities

Conferences can be scary for anyone. But they can be really scary for early career researchers and those who already feel marginalized in academia. Geoff talks with his colleagues Kathryn V. Santos, Nedda Mehdizadeh, and David Sterling Brown about their new initiative, SAAllies, to be launched at this year's meeting of the Shakespeare Association of America. A program designed to connect established conference attendees with those in need of allyship, information, or just someone to talk with, SAAllies is born out of a broader question about what we lose when academia isn't generous. Based in the concept of "mutual mentoring," SAAllies challenges conference attendees of all experiences and backgrounds to consider what we gain when we look out for one another, and what a friendly, engaging conference gives back to the field.
If you are attending SAA and are interested in learning more about SAAllies, please visit https://spark.adobe.com/page/NasehZxuIncgr/ for further information. You can also follow #saallies on Twitter.
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