The Canadian Society for Traditional Music / Société canadienne pour les traditions musicales invites you to a two-part virtual career roundtable series exploring diverse career paths outside of academia, featuring insights from early career scholars and professionals in various fields.

This event is geared toward graduate students, postdocs, and early career researchers with backgrounds in ethnomusicology, folklore, or cognate disciplines, but all are welcome. The event is free and open to non-CSTM members.

🗓 Part 1: Friday, June 13, 2025 – 1:00-2:00 PM EST
With: Dr. Niyati Dhokai (Veterans and the Arts Initiative, George Mason University), Dr. Jeremy Strachan (The Conference Board of Canada), Dr. Parmela Attariwala (freelance artist and scholar)

🗓 Part 2: Friday, June 20, 2025 – 1:00-2:00 PM EST
With: Saeedeh Niktab Ettati (Canadian Museum of History/Musée canadien de l’histoire), Joanna Simoens (La Guilde des musiciens et musiciennes du Québec), Gale Franklin (Department of National Defence/ Ministère de la Défense nationale, Canada), Dr. Jing Xia (East Coast Music Awards)

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