Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activityInterrogating Social Ethics
A visit with Sharon Welch, Professor of Religious Studies
Published: September 27, 2007 - Topics:
religious_studies
multicultural_education
class
privilege
social_ethics
An interactive theatre project
Topics:
political_discourse
dispute_resolution
Welch has been working for the past six years with Suzanne Burgoyne of MU’s theatre department to employ an interactive theatre technique in classrooms and workshops that teaches conflict resolution skills. This research and pedagogical approach is on-going. Recently it morphed into something called the Difficult Dialogues Project—an interdisciplinary initiative involving MU and 42 other institutions to address the threats to academic freedom at the university. The project is designed “to empower students to express opposing views respectfully and in the spirit of open-mindedness.”