About Story: Ups and Downs of Story-Based Work

Published: July 16, 2021, 7 a.m.

In the seventh episode of A Culture of Possibility, Arlene Goldbard and Fran\xe7ois Matarasso talk about the explosion of story-based work in community and participatory arts and what it all means. 

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Antecedents include the women\u2019s movement and the civil rights movement, and examples include a 360-degree view of the close of a psychiatric hospital to a national dialogue culminating in a "Poetic Address to the Nation.\u201d 

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Fran\xe7ois and Arlene touch on the strengths of this practice, the ethical challenges, and the importance of having a clear intention.