Talk
Sabrina Parent | Professor in Faculty of Letters (ULB)
In this talk, Sabrina Parent begins by seeking to identify (rather than define) the various uses of the term and concept of ‘narrative’. This will be followed by a section devoted to the difficulties (some of which are perhaps unconsidered) posed by climate change and the need for a shift in perspective that it demands of us. To address this, she will focus in particular on the role and power of narratives.
Sabrina Parent is a professor at the Faculty of Letters at the ULB, where she teaches, amongst other things, courses on Narrative Theory and Contemporary French-language Literature. She is currently co-leading three projects exploring how narratives can support climate action: with Dr Jade de Cock, the FNRS NICLAC and NarChoFor projects; and with Professor David Domingo, the ARC NarEePo project.
Together with Jade de Cock, she founded the research teams dECOLOnial Belgium and Narrative Pros/Perspectives. Her next book, co-authored with Véronique Bragard and entitled The Decolonial Gesture in Comics: The Graphic Adaptations of Joseph Conrad, is due to be published next year.
Session: New imaginaries
Venue: Kanal Box 1
Time: 10:00 – 10:30
Duration: 30′
Language: French
