Examining Threats to American Democracy with Rachel Kleinfeld
Air Dates: May 16-22, 2022 Democratic backsliding isn’t limited to weak governments abroad. Rachel Kleinfeld warns about the dangers facing
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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.
Ninth National Season of “Story in the Public Square” to Premiere July 2022
NEWPORT, RI – “Story in the Public Square,” the five-time Telly-Award winning series from the Pell Center at Salve Regina
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Studying Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Survivors of Domestic Violence with Eve Valera
Air Dates: May 9-15, 2022 Traumatic brain injuries can have lifelong impacts on cognitive and psychological function. Dr. Eve Valera
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Comic Communication: “Wrong Hands” Creations with John Atkinson
Air Dates: May 2-8, 2022 Cartoons communicate ideas in ways words cannot. Canadian artist and humorist John Atkinson shares his
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Tackling Election Integrity Issues on Social Media with Katie Harbath
Air Dates: April 25-May 1, 2022 A decade ago, social media could be seen as a well-spring of democratic innovation
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The Blueprint for Autocracy with Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Air Dates: April 18-24, 2022 Tyranny comes in many forms, but its central elements of violence, lost glories, and corruption
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The Power of Great Literature with Azar Nafisi
Air Dates: April 11-17, 2022 So much of our modern life is built upon simplifying the complex. We reduce social
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Photographing America with Maddie McGarvey
Air Dates: April 4-10, 2022 America is a study in contrasts: from the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration
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Bridging the Divide with Susan Rice
Air Dates: December 9-15, 2019 Rebroadcast Dates: March 28-April 3, 2022 Politics, it’s often said, is a tough game. But
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