Christopher Brown on “Story in the Public Square”
Air dates: November 18-19, 2017 Dystopian fiction has become increasingly popular in today’s culture with the rise of books brought
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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 a partnership between the Pell Center and The Providence Journal, and is directed by visiting fellow G. Wayne Miller with Pell Center executive director Jim Ludes.
Esther Schor on “Story in the Public Square”
Air dates: November 11-12, 2017 This week’s guest on “Story in the Public Square,” Professor Esther Schor, puts Emma Lazarus’
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Charles Dorn on “Story in the Public Square,” November 4, 2017
Higher education in the United States is a nearly-$600 billion per year industry that some observers describe as unsustainable and
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Adam Segal on “Story in the Public Square,” October 28, 2017
For more than 20 years, experts have warned about a “digital-Pearl Harbor” when the West’s dependence on information technology would
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Abigail Brooks on “Story in the Public Square”
Air Dates: October 20-21, 2017 Cosmetic surgery was a $16 billion industry in 2016. Abigail Brooks, says the explosive growth in
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Stephen Pimpare on “Story in the Public Square” October 7, 2017
More than forty million Americans live in poverty today. Guest, Stephen Pimpare, looks at the way the poor and the
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Julian C. Chambliss on “Story in the Public Square” September 30, 2017
In the August heat, the United States rejoined a battle over the Confederacy, this time, over municipal plans to remove
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Sunshine Menezes on “Story in the Public Square” September 23, 2017
Science tells us that Hurricanes Harvey and Irma were stronger because of climate change. That view is politically controversial, even
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Allan A. Ryan on “Story in the Public Square” September 16, 2017
The laws of war are intended to protect the innocent as well as combatants. Guest Allan A. Ryan argues they
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