ETSU Storytelling Summer Course Schedule, 2013
First Summer Session:
STOR 4147/5147 Basic Storytelling
Dates: June 10-June 28, 3 credits
Instructor, Delanna Reed
(Required course in MA and Graduate Certificate)
STOR 5820 Vocal Training for Professionals
Instructor: Delanna Reed
(Required course in Graduate Certificate)
Second Summer Session:
STOR 5830 Storytelling Institute.
CRN 51005
Dates: July 5-9, 2 credits
Guest Instructor, Syd Lieberman
Topic: "Finding the Story in History."
STOR 5230 Advanced Storytelling.
CRN 50874
Dates: July 10-26, 3 credits
Instructor, David Novak (Required course in MA and Graduate Certificate)
STOR 5190 Languages of Storytelling
July 10-26, 3 credits.
Instructor, Joseph Sobol. ( Required course in MA)
STOR 5830 Storytelling Institute.
CRN 50878
Dates: July 30-Aug. 1, 1 credit
Guest Instructor, Elizabeth Ellis
Topic: "Oral Memoir: The Craft and Ethics of Personal Narrative."
Whether funny or poignant, personal storytelling raises special considerations. We will consider such throny issues as privacy and permission, art vs. therapy, and the tact and tactics of dealing with difficult subject matter in live performance. Skills for shaping material to create "listener-centered" stories that are entertaining and impactful will be a major focus. Discussion will be informed by an overview of the stories and stylistics of leading contemporary artists of oral memoir. Students will leave with at least one story roughed out for telling.
COST: Non-credit Institute fee: $275
For-credit Institute Fee for one graduate credit hour: $175 plus ETSU tuition.
Institute Leaders Bios:
Syd Lieberman has received a number of commissions to write pieces for leading organizations and agencies in the country, including the Smithsonian Institution (Intrepid Birdmen: Fighter Pilots of World War I and Barnstormers, Burp Cups, and Beyond), NASA and the International Storytelling Center (Twelve Wheels on Mars: The Story of the Mars Rover Landings), U.S. Capitol Visitors Center (Twelve 1-4-minute stories for the docents to use during tours), Historic Philadelphia, Inc. (The Summer of Treason: Philadelphia 1776), Johnstown, Pennsylvania (The Johnstown Flood of 1889), and others. Syd created One Righteous Man: TheStory of Raoul Wallenberg, and Abraham and Isaac: Sacrifice at Gettysburg. Syd taught high school English for thirty years, and has received the Golden Apple Awardfor his work in the classroom, as well as the Circle of Excellence Award from the National Storytelling Network.
Elizabeth Ellis is a versatile and riveting teller of Appalachian and Texas tales and stories of heroic American women, though her personal stories are arguably her best. She has captivated over 250,000 children and countless adults at schools, universities and festivals in her 30+ year career as a storyteller. Elizabeth's storytelling journey has taken her from her local library to as far away as New Zealand. She was selected as a "Listener's Choice" at the 30th Anniversary National Storytelling Festival and a Storyteller-In-Residence at the International Storytelling Center. She was the first recipient of the John Henry Faulk Award from the Tejas Storytelling Association and the Circle of Excellence Award from the National Storytelling Association.