Public talk 2/7 and Digital Storytelling Workshop 2/8
From Personal to Collective:
Using Digital Storytelling to Unlock Grassroots Knowledge
Using Digital Storytelling to Unlock Grassroots Knowledge
Public Talk
Thursday, February 7, 2019
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
UMBC, Fine Arts Building, Room 427
Hands-on Digital Storytelling Workshop
Friday, February 8, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
UMBC, Fine Arts Building, Room 427
Psychologist
Jerome Bruner said that narrative is a “principle by which people
organize their experience in, knowledge about, and transactions with the
social world.” Stories make information more understandable, memorable,
and persuasive, unlocking grassroots knowledge and using the power of
emotions to shape decisions. Digital storytelling has also emerged as an
effective action research method to engage communities in collective
participation and action, grounded in their sense of place and their
distinctive cultural knowledge. As a tool, digital storytelling can
challenge hierarchies of expertise, amplify unheard voices, and convey
important emotions.
Dr. Antonia Liguori
Lecturer in Applied Storytelling
School of the Arts, English and Drama
Loughborough University, UK
Arts and Humanities Research Council
(AHRC) Fellow
Smithsonian Center for Learning and
Digital Access
Questions: Vernise Bolden, Inclusion Imperative Program Associate
School of the Arts, English and Drama
Loughborough University, UK
Arts and Humanities Research Council
(AHRC) Fellow
Smithsonian Center for Learning and
Digital Access
Dr. Antonia Liguori will lead a two-part Inclusion Imperative Humanities Teaching Lab on digital storytelling and community-engaged research.
On Thursday, February 7th, Dr. Liguori will present a public talk on her journey in co-designing and developing digital storytelling projects that foster collective participation in knowledge production and activism. Based on her work with communities across the globe, Dr. Liguori will offer insight into the potential for digital storytelling to unlock shared knowledge and address critical issues such as climate change, public health, and refugee rights. She will reflect on a recent project that combined digital storytelling with songwriting as a way of translating individual stories about people’s relationship to place into something meaningful for the whole community.
Then, on Friday, February 8th, in a hands-on workshop, UMBC faculty and graduate students will learn some of the key elements of digital storytelling focused on questions of inclusion and justice. They will practice storyboarding and editing audio/visual materials as well as discuss how narrative structure and modes of storytelling vary in the diverse culture contexts in which we work and live.
On Thursday, February 7th, Dr. Liguori will present a public talk on her journey in co-designing and developing digital storytelling projects that foster collective participation in knowledge production and activism. Based on her work with communities across the globe, Dr. Liguori will offer insight into the potential for digital storytelling to unlock shared knowledge and address critical issues such as climate change, public health, and refugee rights. She will reflect on a recent project that combined digital storytelling with songwriting as a way of translating individual stories about people’s relationship to place into something meaningful for the whole community.
Then, on Friday, February 8th, in a hands-on workshop, UMBC faculty and graduate students will learn some of the key elements of digital storytelling focused on questions of inclusion and justice. They will practice storyboarding and editing audio/visual materials as well as discuss how narrative structure and modes of storytelling vary in the diverse culture contexts in which we work and live.
Registration is required to attend the workshop. Please register by February 1, 2019.
Through the Inclusion Imperative Program, partners UMBC, Bowie State University, Coppin State University, and Howard University are
cultivating a regional network of scholars, who are committed to
diversity and inclusion in the humanities. Inclusion Imperative Humanities Teaching Labs
introduce faculty and students to new media tools and methods for
community-engaged humanities teaching and learning experiences.
Questions: Vernise Bolden, Inclusion Imperative Program Associate
Posted: January 10, 2019, 4:14 PM