WEBINAR: How to Tell a Conflict Story
https://www.conflictmanagementacademy.com/webinar-how-to-tell-a-conflict-story-registration/
“We live in a world of ever-changing stories. Stories about ourselves. Stories about others. Stories about the past we build on and about the futures we dare to imagine. At The Narrative Transformation Lab, our theory of change is that the stories we tell can give rise to peace just as much as they do conflict. Building a more just and peaceful world requires telling better stories—and that means building a better understanding of narrative and conflict transformation.”
Professor Simmons is the Director of The Narrative Practice Lab at the Carter School of Peace and Conflict Resolution, and the author of “Narrating Peace: How to tell a conflict story”. In his book he describes four typical story plots for conflict, each with different purposes, challenges and potential outcomes. He shows how these plot lines work, using examples from climate change to genocide, from reproductive rights and gender based violence, to war and discrimination in education opportunities.
We are delighted to host Professor Simmons for his webinar coming up on 20 February. It’s going to be fascinating and entertaining – don’t miss out!
Topics:
- Why are conflict stories so pervasive?
- What are the four typical conflict story plots, and their impact?
- How can we tell conflict stories that promote peace and conflict resolution?
Your Presenter:
Solon Simmons is full professor and the director of The Narrative Transformation Lab (TNT Lab) at George Mason University’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
A sociologist by training, he is the author many books and articles on narrative and storytelling in peace and politics, including Conflict Resolution after the Pandemic Building Peace, Pursuing Justice (2021), Root Narrative Theory and Conflict Resolution; Power, Justice and Values (2020), and The Eclipse of Equality: Arguing America on Meet the Press (2013), and most recently, Narrating Peace: How to Tell a Conflict Story (2024) and The Handbook of Social and Political Conflict (coming 2025).
At The Narrative Transformation Lab, Solon is leading efforts to develop cutting-edge narrative tools for use in practical applications in both adversarial struggles for justice and collaborative journeys toward peace.
He teaches classes on the craft of peace writing, conflict theory, narrative, media, discourse and conflict, human rights, quantitative and qualitative methodology, global conflict, and critical theory.
