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Film, Video The Transformative Power of Storytelling: A Social Force for Social Change

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Title

  • The Transformative Power of Storytelling: A Social Force for Social Change

Summary

  • Kiran Singh Sirah discusses the power and artistry of storytelling as an ancient art form and as the world's oldest form of communication. He also discusses what he describes as one of the greatest community-building tools that we can use to foster, cultivate and strengthen peace and collaboration in our communities, and will also explore how we might collectively use new storytelling forms in the arenas of peace and community development to help establish a conflict-free world.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • American Folklife Center, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2016-05-25.

Headings

  • -  Culture, Performing Arts
  • -  storytelling, Kiran Singh Sirah, communication

Notes

  • -  Classification: Language and Literature.
  • -  Classification: Social Sciences.
  • -  Kiran Singh Sirah.
  • -  Recorded on 2016-05-25.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Librarians, Archivists.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021690201

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. The Transformative Power of Storytelling: A Social Force for Social Change. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-25, 2016. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021690201/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & American Folklife Center, S. B. (2016) The Transformative Power of Storytelling: A Social Force for Social Change. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-25. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021690201/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. The Transformative Power of Storytelling: A Social Force for Social Change. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-25, 2016. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021690201/>.