Vermont Humanities

Catching People’s Stories

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Image Credit: Eiler, Terry . Mary Hufford interviewing Everett Lilly on Kayford Mountain, July 4, 1996. Coal River Folklife Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Jane Beck has used the recorded interview as her major source of material for exhibits, media and written materials throughout her career.

This technique puts the focus on people, personal history, family stories, experiences, values and attitudes—ordinary people often doing extraordinary things.

This is a reflective talk on why people tell stories, what they mean to an individual, and examples of how they are used.

Special Arrangements

Projector and screen

Questions?

Contact Jacob Pelletier at jpelletier@vermonthumanities.org.

About the Presenter

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Jane Beck

Jane, founder and former executive director of the Vermont Folklife Center, is the author of Daisy Turner’s Kin, An African American Family Saga, based on sixty interviews with the daughter of slaves.

Talks by Jane Beck

Vermont Humanities*** July 7, 2016