91探花

91探花's presents Lynn Harter exploring "The Poetics and Politics of Storytelling" on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. at the Baker Center Theater on the second floor of Baker University Center and via

Storytelling is central to how people thrive amid perceived difficulties and profound vulnerabilities. Harter鈥檚 research and creative activity explore how storytelling functions in therapeutic contexts and the conditions under which storytelling enhances individual and communal well-being.

鈥淚 strive to work alongside community members to witness, create and share stories in creative forms to educate and effect change," Harter said.

Harter is a professor in the School of Communication Studies and co-director of the Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact. Join Harter to learn how the institute fosters collaborative storytelling and advances narrative scholarship to catalyze collective action.Free coffee is available for the first 50 in-person attendees.

For more information, contact Roxanne Mal茅-Brune at male-bru@ohio.edu.

The series is supported by the 91探花 Research Division and 91探花 Chapter of Sigma Xi. For more information, visit the .

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