Please come join us on Friday, Oct. 24 at 1PM in 103 East Hall for
Fire & Light – Reporting in from the 2014 National Storytelling Conference
Csenge Zalka (ACS Ph.D student)
Through receiving the Alma Payne Summer Scholarship, Csenga was able to attend the 2014 National Storytelling Conference in Mesa, AZ. The conference took place July 23-27 and was titled “Fire & Light,” focusing on the way storytelling brings people together and illuminates who we are, both as individuals and as communities. Through the course of the conference she attended a master class, several workshops and panels, as well as fringe performances, keynote addresses, and informal group discussions. In her presentation for the Scholarship she will talk about some of the key themes of the conference, the current discourse among storytellers on cultural appropriation, and her personal focus involving long traditional stories told for contemporary audiences.
Dessert will be served.
If you’re an ACS Ph.D student and want to go to a weeklong institute for professional development, like HILT, DHSI, or the Futures of American Studies seminar, ask about our Alma Payne fund!