Here is the second of my blog posts about storytelling. While I was researching for my dissertation last year, I came across this inspiring TED Talk on “The Danger of the Single Story”, by Chimamanda Adichie. Adichie talks about the dangers of stereotypes, and the dangers of seeing only a single story about people. She …
At 11.00pm on the 31st January 2020, Britain left the European Union. Narratives around Brexit have been characterised by themes of disagreement and division. The 1st of February 2020 marked the start of National Storytelling week 2020 (1st-8th February 2020). I read a quotation in the February monthly update for the UKLA (UK Literacy Association) …
