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Universal Stories

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Stories are universal.

  • Humans have often used Storytelling as a way to explore the edges of society. Some of these stories have dark Edges.
  • Unless the story specifically says ‘Family Friendly’, attendees with children may want to Proceed with Caution.

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Christi Williams Depicts George MacDonald’s Adela Cathcart: Representing Depression: http://www.christiwilliamsart.com/if-she-is-tired-inside-everything-will-tire-her/

*Family Friendly* Floella Benjamin Reads Anansi the Spiderman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDXQ6jZkpkw

Anansi the Spider - A West African Folktale - Full Animated Short FIlm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvb5EsITzoM

Telling stories through a pandemic:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/01/the-end-of-coronavirus-what-plague-literature-tells-us-about-our-future

Stories As Global Dialogue:

https://reading-the-fantastic.tumblr.com/

There are many ways of and reasons for telling stories.

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Stories of Social Change

Social Change stories can come in many forms, and can be about happy and unhappy things.

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Some AV to investigate

Ahmed talks about learning English in Newcastle, UK.

“People in places of power aren’t too interested in finding solutions...I won’t give up” Interviews with people living on the street in Vancouver, Canada.

Euro-Mediterranean Resources Network (Euro-Mernet) spreads empowerment and community links across the UK and Euro-Mediterranean countries. Check out Radio Euro-Mernet!

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Links to Universal stories