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Pattie Cowell

Professor Cowell will address how everyday stories, small stories inflected by local pasts and presents, have the power to sustain communities in a messy and unpredictable world. The stories Cowell is interested in are common, in both senses of the word: they are shared, a common ground, and they are the stuff of ordinary life, commonplace. They function as connective tissue, performing a local knowledge that allows individuals to place themselves in relation to others who share that knowledge. They become public tools for communities to renew themselves. But how do small stories accomplish such significant cultural work? How do people actually use them? These are the questions we’ll explore together in Pattie Cowell’s My Favorite Lecture.

October 20 - October 20, 2011 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

TILT 221

Christie Yeadon, (970) 491-2519, christie.yeadon@colostate.edu