STAR-TIDES Webinar | Narrative Research: ‘Standing Under’ Community Stories to Create Social Intelligence

In this webinar, the first in the 2021 series by STAR-TIDES and Mason’s Center for Resilient and Sustainable Communities (C-RASC), Dr. Sara Cobb will begin by reviewing “narrative” as a concept and why it is essential to any effort to understand what is going on in a place or space. She will describe approaches to narrative research including “everyday indicators” derived from local stories as a methodology, with examples drawn from her research in the Arctic. This will lead to a summary of what narrative research can afford and enable in the areas of community engagement and trust building. She also will describe how it is essential in addressing the politics of marginalization.