The Stories We Make Up & The Stories That Make Us - Bernardine Evaristo OBE

Many decades ago, as a young graduate from drama school, I was presented with a stark choice – either to shape my story myself, through writing, or to feel aggrieved at the detrimental narratives circulating about people like me in Britain at that time. I chose the latter, and in this talk I will talk about how story-making is a conscious act of speaking ourselves into being - drawing on literature, theatre and the visual arts. This lecture was recorded by Bernardine Evaristo on 25th June 20...