Re•Vision Story-MakingWhat stories have been told about you? About your communities? Who is allowed to tell stories? What stories do you wish were told about you? Who do you wish could hear those stories? Further Readings Goldberg, N. (2016). Writing down the bones: Freeing the writer within (Thirtieth anniversary edition). Shambala. Fineman, M. (2008). The vulnerable […]
Photo: Michelle Peek | Art: Gloria SwainOne of the main objectives of the digital storytelling method is to provide participants with the opportunity to respond to, resist and re-write the story of a narrative that is told about them. The language storytellers use, be it written or otherwise, is an important aspect of addressing often […]
Photo: Michelle Peek | Art: BirdieThis initial sharing of story ideas, as well as the entire digital storytelling process, can be a vulnerable experience. Vulnerability is often defined negatively in our society as a susceptibility to being wounded or hurt through criticism or attack. Consider the groups who are most often associated with vulnerability: the […]
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Re•Vision’s digital storytelling process usually begins and ends with the sharing of stories in community. Many of the workshops begin with an initial writing prompt exercise, where participants are asked to engage in free writing for a short period of time, in response to a story prompt or prompts. The prompts can relate to an […]