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The Power of Storytelling in Texts and Textiles - Carolina Public Humanities

Program Type:

Special Events

Age Group:

Adults
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Event Details

How do stories shape our perceptions of histories, cultures, and ourselves?

This special, FREE Weekend Dialogues Seminar will incorporate specific examples from Africa, the Caribbean, and the American South to examine the complex ways we use storytelling to understand and mold reality-through literature, theatre, and oral tradition, as well as through dress, clothing, and textiles.

Speakers:

Tanya Shields, Associate Chair, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies

Victoria Rovine, Director, Carolina Pubic Humanities and Professor of Art & Art History

Attend in-person or virtuall via Zoom

Click here to register online