The Power of Narrative

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11/23/2021

Registration for is now open! Join our hybrid event March 18 and 19. Check out more information at our new website:

We live in a world inundated with tweets, hot takes, and breaking news alerts that dominate our thoughts for a moment and our news cycles for a day or two. Such a scattershot media environment only increases the power of narrative. Narrative penetrates the heart of the subject and the hearts of the....

02/19/2021

Zoom links will be sent out to conference registrants the week of March 15, and we'll also send out some additional info next week.

Note that we will also livestream the keynote talks to this page.

See you next month!

02/11/2021

We're thrilled so many of you will be joining us for our virtual event next month!

Please note that we will close registration next week on Wednesday, February 17. If you'd like to join us on March 19, be sure to register now:

https://www.bu.edu/com/narrative/registration.html

12/18/2020

Join us from a safe distance this March for a condensed lineup of standout keynotes and breakout sessions.

This virtual event is free to attend. Register here: http://www.bu.edu/com/narrative/registration.html

We'll be back with our standard three-day event and registration price in 2022. Until then, we hope to see you over Zoom!

07/24/2020

For Black journalists who report on race and policing, the mental toll this work can take is extraordinary and often unrelenting. Lack of diversity in newsrooms exacerbates this strain on reporters. What specifically needs to change in newsrooms moving forward? What can newsrooms do to ensure that Black journalists have the support they need? How can Black journalists report these critical and important stories without burning out or breaking down?

Join us for this virtual conversation on August 11. Register here: 10728@appealcode=PONlist" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://trusted.bu.edu/s/1759/2-bu/19/1col.aspx?sid=1759&gid=2&pgid=9250&content_id=10728@appealcode=PONlist

04/05/2020

Did you miss our Friday morning Q&A with Mitchell Zuckoff, Power of Narrative director and author of Fall and Rise? Check out the video here:

Sumner M. Redstone Professor of Narrative Studies Mitchell Zuckoff will be hosting a Q & A session entitled, “The 9:30 Problem: Structuring the Complex Nonfiction Narrative.” Watch a pre-recorded virtual talk given by Zuckoff here as part of the 2020 Power of Narrative Conference, and then j...

03/06/2020

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the postponement of Boston University's Power of Narrative conference until next year, specifically March 19-21, 2021. This is a precaution related to the global outbreak of COVID-19.

This was an extraordinarily difficult decision, made with guidance from leadership at the College of Communication and based on advice from health organizations and practitioners. We're aware that gatherings like ours--ones that involve large numbers of people traveling from across the country and abroad, interacting, and then traveling back home--could contribute to the spread of COVID-19. We care about our Power of Narrative community too much to take that risk.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us either by emailing Associate Director Sarah Kess directly at [email protected] or calling 617-353-3484 during normal business hours, M-F 9-5.

02/27/2020

Registration prices rise to our highest rate on Sunday, March 1. Register now to lock in a lower rate for three days of talks, interactive sessions, and events!

The Power of Narrative: Telling True Stories in Turbulent Times. A conference hosted by the Boston University College of Communication, March 20 - 22, 2020.

02/21/2020

is only one month away! We'd love to see you there, so sign up while there's still room:

The Power of Narrative: Telling True Stories in Turbulent Times. A conference hosted by the Boston University College of Communication, March 20 - 22, 2020.

02/19/2020

executive editor grapples with storytelling in an age of short attention spans in her talk "How to Be Bored." Learn how to captivate the distractible reader without sacrificing quality or narrative sophistication!