Events & Deadlines
The following events are either sponsored or co-sponsored by the Obermann Center or highlight work close to that of our mission.
Feb. 2 - Reproductive Justice - An Obermann Conversation (TBA)
Feb. 4 - Starting and Sustaining Writing Communities - An Obermann GET IT DONE workshop (TBA)
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This issue:
Events & Deadlines
Daria Fisher Page on Visual Advocacy
A Workshop on Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process
Sherry Watt on Difficult Dialogues
Recent Videos
News & Achievements
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Daria Fisher Page: Advocating for visual training in law school
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In the U.S., where the terms lawyer and attorney refer to a legal professional, it can be easy to forget that advocate is the term more widely recognized across cultures. The word comes from Roman law and the Latin advocatus, “one called to aid (another); a pleader (on one’s behalf).” The training of advocates also goes back to the Roman Republic, when it was deemed useful to have people outside the priesthood trained in rhetoric and reasoning.
To this day, law students receive extensive training in oral and written advocacy. During three intensive years, they are taught how to make clear and concise arguments in both formats. But what about communication through images? Daria Fisher Page, a professor in the UI College of Law and a Fall 2021 Obermann Fellow-in-Residence, believes that today’s legal professionals also need training in visual advocacy.
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Fisher Page is one of the speakers at this Thursday evening's Obermann Conversation, "Economic Development as Social Justice," along with Tracy Jon Seargent, Multicultural Development Center of Iowa; Matthew Gilchrist, Iowa C.O.R.E. Inc., and Travis Kraus, Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities.
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Vincent Thomas Shares Lerman's Critical Response Process
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The Critical Response Process (CRP) developed by visionary choreographer Liz Lerman is a method for giving and getting feedback on work in progress, while also leaving the maker eager and motivated to get back to work rather than flattened by critique. In use for over 25 years, CRP has been embraced by art makers, educators, scientists, museums, corporations, and kindergartens. Based on four core steps, CRP instills ways of thinking, communicating, and being that enhance all kinds of human interactions, from mentoring to community dialogue, from artistic collaboration to departmental conversations.
On Thursday, Dec. 2, Obermann's Decolonizing Acting in the Classroom Working Group is bringing Professor Vincent Thomas of Towson University, a longtime collaborator of Lerman's, to introduce the process, guide participants through its application, and answer questions about how to adapt the process to all forms of creative work.
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Sherry Watt's Advice for Difficult Dialogues
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The UI Center for Teaching asked Sherry K. Watt, professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs and founder of The Being Institute, to share insights from her research on difficult dialogues and strategies to engage participants in dialogue that is meaningful, passionate, and self-awakening.
Watt, who has served on the Obermann Advisory Board, and her research team are working on two forthcoming books that focus on sharing research and practice on “ways of being” in difficult dialogues that examine social oppression (racism, sexism, heterosexism) and that inspire thoughtful, humanizing action. In this Q&A, Watt offers three essential ideas for engaging in anti-racist work:
- Racism is an enduring problem. There is no finish line.
- Dialogue is difficult and necessary.
- Missteps should help to develop, not derail, our dialogue.
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What Do We Mean by Research Now?— Perspectives from Academic Podcasters in the U.S. and Canada (recorded 11/12/21)
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Why Anne Frank Still Matters: An Obermann Conversation (recorded 10/18/21)
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