Daniel Drezner on “Story in the Public Square” July 15, 2017
Policy debates in Washington have long been dominated by think-tanks and academics who populate the marketplace of ideas. Daniel Drezner
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Story in the Public Square
“Story in the Public Square” is a year-round initiative to study and celebrate public storytelling. It features an annual conference, lectures, awards and student contests, as well as original scholarship about public storytelling and how those stories can affect the public debate.
Story in the Public Square is directed by Ocean State Stories Director G. Wayne Miller with Pell Center Executive Director Jim Ludes.
Christopher Vials on “Story in the Public Square” July 8, 2017
In the 1930s and early 1940s, prominent Americans publically endorsed a policy of “America First,” even if that meant turning
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July 1, 2017 – “Story in the Public Square”
About one in five Americans live with a diagnosable mental disorder. This week’s guests, Jeff Sparr and Matt Kaplan, are
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Daphne Matziaraki on “Story in the Public Square” June 24, 2017
Each year, the Pell Center at Salve Regina University presents the Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square
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Daphne Matziaraki Accepts the 2017 Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square
Newport, R.I. – Standing in front of a sold-out audience on June 5, 2017, documentary filmmaker Daphne Matziaraki accepted the
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June 17, 2017 – “Story in the Public Square”
The media’s role in modern American politics is that of investigator, arbitrator, and even king maker. Guest Thomas Patterson argues that, contrary
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June 10, 2017 “Story in the Public Square”
Music and art, like storytelling, are distinctively human creations. Guest Joseph “Butch” Rovan works in both media to tell stories,
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June 3, 2017 – “Story in the Public Square”
In the aftermath of the Second World War, political leaders built a global system of free trade because they believed
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“Story in the Public Square” May 27, 2017
With allegations of a cover-up and obstruction of justice circulating in Washington, Americans in 2017 are looking to the presidency
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