May 20, 2017 – “Story in the Public Square”
After the 2008 election of President Barack Obama, Time Magazine asked if we had entered a post-racial America. From the
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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.
May 13, 2017 – “Story in the Public Square”
Anthony Leiserowitz discusses communicating climate change to Americans on this week’s episode.
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May 6, 2017 – “Story in the Public Square”
Chemicals weapons are in the news again following their use against civilians in Syria. Western audiences might most commonly associate
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April 29, 2017 – “Story in the Public Square”
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 50 million adult Americans live with a diagnosable mental health disorder.
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April 22, 2017 – “Story in the Public Square”
According to the U.S. intelligence community, Russia intervened in America’s 2016 presidential campaign to benefit one candidate. As shocking as
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April 8, 2017: “Story in the Public Square”
As long as there has been live theater, artists have grappled with the public issues of their day. From the
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April 1, 2017: “Story in the Public Square”
In 1958, Danny and the Juniors told us “Rock and Roll is Here to Stay,” and by the 1970s, punk
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March 25, 2017: “Story in the Public Square”
From Richard Nixon to Donald Trump, leaders on both sides of the political aisle have described the state of American
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March 18, 2017: “Story in the Public Square”
University professors and intellectuals are often dismissed as elites, divorced from real life and disconnected from the problems of real
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