Storytelling Academy – Interdisciplinary Research at Loughborough University
The Leadership Summit on Applied Storytelling is part of a two-year plan of activities in UK and the US organised by the Storytelling Academy at Loughborough University in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, the University of Maryland, the Montgomery College, the Story Center, Patient Voices, among other institutions. This first online event brings together 5 international Fellows and a small
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Global Digital Story Festival – Where I Find Strength “In 1348 a party of wealthy young patricians take refuge from the plague that is raging in the city in a villa outside Florence. To pass the time, they tell each other stories…” (Cover copy. The Decameron, by Giovanni Boccaccio, Penguin Classics, 1972) As a creative response to the postponement of
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It is with great disappointment that we write to inform you of the postponement the DST 2020 Conference due to take place between 30th March and 1st April. As a committee, we have sought guidance from World Health Organisation announcements, the UK government’s current and planned future position on the outbreak in the UK, and the rapidly changing travel restrictions to make
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Over the last couple of days, we have received a high volume of emails and calls regarding the upcoming DST 2020 Conference. We understand that delegates are hoping for an update on whether or not the conference will continue as scheduled, in relation to COVID-19. This is, of course, a complex and rapidly changing situation and, to ensure that we
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Story Work for a Just FutureExploring Diverse Experiences and Methods within an International Community of Practice International Digital Storytelling Conference 2020: 30th March – 1st April Please, click here to download the Draft Programme. The conference is part of a multi-institutional, multinational, two-year process and programme – organised in collaboration with StoryCenter (US), UMBC – University of Maryland Baltimore County (US), SCLDA – Smithsonian Center for
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