Gioia De Cari will be performing her one-woman show, Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp Through M.I.T’s Male Math Maze, at U of T Mississauga and Hart House on the St. George campus, with discussions to follow each performance
Gioia De Cari will be performing her one-woman show, Truth Values: One Girl's Romp Through M.I.T's Male Math Maze, at U of T Mississauga and Hart House on the St. George campus, with discussions to follow each performance - 'A conversation catalyst': Play exploring gender, diversity and unconscious bias in STEM comes to University of Toronto Transformative artist and "recovering mathematician" Gioia De Cari is bringing her one-woman show to the University of Toronto. " Truth Values: One Girl's Romp Through M.I.T's Male Math Maze " - a critically-acclaimed, award-winning play that brings more than 30 characters to life - tells the true story of De Cari's experiences as a PhD candidate at MIT in 1989, and the challenges she faced as a woman in the male-dominated world of mathematics. In the 80-minute solo show, De Cari touches the topics of gender, diversity and unconscious bias in STEM with humour, insight and compassion. The first University of Toronto show will take place tonight at University of Toronto Mississauga's Theatre Erindale and will be followed by a talkback with De Cari. The talkback will be hosted by Professor Amrita Daniere , University of Toronto Mississauga's vice-principal, academic and dean, and moderated by Fiona Rawle, a professor, teaching stream, of biology and University of Toronto Mississauga's associate dean, undergraduate. Faith Ellen and Shubhangi Saraf - On Thursday, the show will be performed at Hart House on the St. George campus and will be followed by a panel discussion featuring several University of Toronto community members.
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