The Centre for Narrative Research, University of East London
and the British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section
Narrative and Social Justice
A one-day conference and workshop
Thursday March 26th 2009, 10am-5pm
British Psychological Society,30 Tabernacle Street EC2A 4UE
Speakers:
Professor Kum-Kum Bhavnani,University of California at Santa Barbara and director of The Shape of Water, talks about her use of film to tell the individual stories of five women activists across the world and their responses to injustice.
Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, University of Cape Town, discusses South Africa narratives of forgiveness and their relationship to languages of connection, empathy and the body
Professor Elliot Mishler,University of Harvard, explores the relationship between social and personal narratives in ‘The Personal is Political: The Social Functions of Stories.’
Professor Michael Murray,University of Keele: ’From narratives of resistance to social representations of oppression and vice versa’
Discussants:
Professor Jill Bradbury, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Dr David Harper, University of East London
Places are limited; please apply early. Application deadline: February 20. £60 including lunch.
20 £25 bursaries are available on a first come-first served basis for postgraduate students and those on low incomes. If applying for one of these, please include a paragraph on how you will benefit from the event. Bursary applicants who apply after 20 bursaries have been allocated will be contacted if full-price places remain
To register, please complete the application form below and return with a cheque made payable to BPS Social Psychology Section
For further information, please contact Cigdem Esin, CNR Research Officer
or Corinne Squire, CNR Codirector
Narrative and Social Justice
A one-day conference and workshop
Thursday March 26th 2009, 10am-5pm
British Psychological Society London Offices, Tabernacle Street
Hosted by the Centre for Narrative Research, University of East London
Sponsored by the British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section
Name:
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I plan to attend the event, and enclose a cheque for £60/£25 (delete as appropriate) made payable to ‘BPS Social Psychology Section’
I am/am not applying for a postgraduate/low income bursary (delete as appropriate)
If applying for a postgraduate bursary, please include a paragraph describing how you will benefit from the event
Please return to:
Cigdem Esin
CNR Research Officer
School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies
University of East London
Docklands Campus
4-6 University Way
London E16 2RD