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1014 Virtual Talk: Turning Controversy into Connection (February 21)
1014 Virtual Talk: Turning Controversy into Connection (February 21), © Courtesy of 1014
Increasingly in North America and around the world, we see this destructive pattern in the realms of politics, religion, healthcare, climate activism, civil society and more; How can educators support explorations of controversial subjects in ways that engage people’s hearts as well as minds?
Seemingly everywhere we look these days, disagreement leads to estrangement and sometimes even to violence against those with a different opinion or personal identity. Increasingly in North America and around the world, we see this destructive pattern in the realms of politics, religion, healthcare, climate activism, civil society and more. Democracies seem to be wilting from lack of genuine interchange and compromise. How can educators support explorations of controversial subjects in ways that engage people’s hearts as well as minds? What tools of critique build connections rather than obstacles between people?
Legal scholar Martha Minow and choreographer, teacher and writer Liz Lerman discuss such questions and offer examples that show how developing our capacities to find new routes and pathways to each other can be taken from classrooms and seminar rooms into the wider world. Moderated by Professor Irene Kacandes, Dartmouth College.
In partnership with the Walter de Gruyter Foundation.
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 – 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Virtual - Zoom