Dear Colleagues,
I am inviting you to our one day hybrid symposium on "What Does It Mean to Retreat? Business Retreats at the Crossroads of Religion and Performance" on June 15, 2022. This includes day of virtual programming as well as hybrid Keynote with Dr. Tina Dacin from Queens Universtiy. Please see event details below.
Cheers,
Emily
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A one-day virtual symposium on:
"What Does It Mean to Retreat? Business Retreats at the Crossroads of Religion and Performance"
15 June 2022
Via Zoom (with a hybrid keynote)
Please register at:
https://ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcuc-Gvqj8qHtIKMifzQTXHBnYnk-jnDlR3
Welcome
8:45-9:00 Mountain Time
Panel 1: Heterogeneity of Retreats as Expressed in Theatre, Business, and Religion
9:00-11:00 Mountain Time
- Jean Bartunek (Boston College), "Spiritual Retreat Practices That Contribute to Business Retreats"
- Stefano Muneroni (University of Alberta), "Retreating as Kenotic Practice: Radical Transformations in Theatre and Religion"
- John Radwan and Paula Alexander (Seton Hall University), "Spirituality and Organizational Culture: Contemplative Practice in Business Retreats"
- Nicole Edge (Mount Royal University), "Business Retreats: A Theatrical Process of Leadership/Followership Reiteration"
Lunch Break
11:00-13:00 Mountain Time
Panel 2: Impacts of Retreats on the Workings of Business
13:00-15:00 Mountain Time
- Tobias Brügger (University of Zurich), "What Does It Mean to Retreat? The Case of Christianity and Management"
- Louise Casemore (University of Alberta), "Creating Connections: Ritual and Retreat in Relationship to Immersive Theatre"
- Alice de Koning and Joy Palacios (University of Calgary), "The Ritual Meaning of Social Media Resistance to Business Retreats"
- Sarah Saddler (Baruch College, City University of New York), "Business Retreating in a VUCA World: Cultivating Authentic Presence in the 'Capitalist Funhouse'"
Break
15:00-17:00 Mountain Time
Keynote by Dr. Tina Dacin (Queen's University)
17:00-18:00 Mountain Time
"Performing Retreats: Unpacking the Role of Ritual, Emotions and Place"
Zoom and in person in 4-16 Banister Conference Room, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta
Organizers:
University of Alberta
Stefano Muneroni, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Drama
Emily Block, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, George M. Cormie Professor of Business,
Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management
University of Calgary
Joy Palacios, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Classics and Religion
Alice de Koning, Ph.D.
Teaching Professor, Haskayne School of Business
Academic Director, Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking
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Emily Block
Associate Professor
University of Alberta
Edmonton AB
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