December 2021
The Tortured Tribe Within. Dr. Natalie Fraser. 6th December 7-9pm Zoom
The Tortured Tribe Within: Existential Explorations of The Aftermath of Trauma. What is the biggest pain you’ve been through, and why does it still hurt today? In this talk Natalie shares the discoveries from her latest research, providing new insights into how and why the aftermath of trauma can be more painful than the traumatic event itself. As a human it is inevitable that we will encounter traumatic events either first-hand or vicariously. As a psychological practitioner, frequently so.…
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The Language Continuum. Haran Rasalingam. January 18th 7-9pm. ZOOM
The Language Continuum: language, dialects, status and stigma. Language changes through time, space and context. It is an indicator of belonging and exclusion, advantage or disadvantage. More than simply a means of information transfer, language is a complex signifier of identity. We care about our language, we have opinions about correct and incorrect language, polite or offensive language, “appropriate” language. This presentation will look at the wonder of language variety, celebrate its diversity and explode a few myths along the…
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