Sangita Shresthova's guest appearances

Sangita Shresthova

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Kaitlin Curtice

Barbara Brown Taylor

John Jennings

Cory Doctorow

Joseph Lee

Matthew Paul Turner

Scott McCloud

Diana Butler Bass

Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

Varun Soni

Trey Kay

Laura Anderson

Iris Chen

Carol Scott

Pete Enns

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Storytelling is a key element of the human spirit. As human beings, we respond to stories with both our emotions and our minds. Specifically, when we hear the stories of those who are different from us, we are forever changed.  In our effort to raise conscious citizens, this should be one of our primary goals. We must be dedicated to providing opportunities for our kids to engage with diverse people groups and to hear their diverse stories. This is one way we can get them engaged in politics--a word that might not mean what you’ve always thought it means. Dr. Sangita Shresthova is the Director of Research at the University of Southern California. I know her as the author of the book By Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism. Sangita has such an interesting story and incredible expertise on this area of raising conscious citizens, especially when it comes to storytelling. Tune in to hear all about her background and perspective on youth’s participation in politics.   Show Highlights:  How Sangita’s childhood led her to observe people and look for human connections. How she used dance to reconcile all the different parts of her life. What brought her to the US and to her job at USC. What her research group, Civic Paths, does. Young people’s history of getting engaged in politics. The various and nuanced categories of politics. How not allowing our kids to have any say in decisions prevents them from being empowered. How to explain civic participation to our kids so that they can see how it’s all connected.  The political engagement that occurs in pop culture and media. How youth participation in new cultural trends is affecting their civic life. How parents can support the intergenerational activism movement.  The importance of listening to and learning from marginalized people’s stories. Tips for helping your kids become good listeners.    Links (affiliates included): The Civic Imagination Project - https://www.civicimaginationproject.org/toolkit Parenting Forward Conference Sessions -  https://www.parentingforwardconference.com/2020-sessions Join us at the Parenting Forward Patreon Team - https://www.patreon.com/cindywangbrandt Parenting Forward, the Book - https://amzn.to/3g0LJPn *** EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

Storytelling is a key element of the human spirit. As human beings, we respond to stories with both our emotions and our minds. Specifically, when we hear the stories of those who are different from us, we are forever changed.  In our effort to raise conscious citizens, this should be one of our primary goals. We must be dedicated to providing opportunities for our kids to engage with diverse people groups and to hear their diverse stories. This is one way we can get them engaged in politics--a word that might not mean what you’ve always thought it means. Dr. Sangita Shresthova is the Director of Research at the University of Southern California. I know her as the author of the book By Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism. Sangita has such an interesting story and incredible expertise on this area of raising conscious citizens, especially when it comes to storytelling. Tune in to hear all about her background and perspective on youth’s participation in politics. Show Highlights: <ul> <li>How Sangita’s childhood led her to observe people and look for human connections.</li> <li>How she used dance to reconcile all the different parts of her life.</li> <li>What brought her to the US and to her job at USC.</li> <li>What her research group, Civic Paths, does.</li> <li>Young people’s history of getting engaged in politics.</li> <li>The various and nuanced categories of politics.</li> <li>How not allowing our kids to have any say in decisions prevents them from being empowered.</li> <li>How to explain civic participation to our kids so that they can see how it’s all connected. </li> <li>The political engagement that occurs in pop culture and media.</li> <li>How youth participation in new cultural trends is affecting their civic life.</li> <li>How parents can support the intergenerational activism movement. </li> <li>The importance of listening to and learning from marginalized people’s stories.</li> <li>Tips for helping your kids become good listeners.</li> </ul> Links (affiliates included): The Civic Imagination Project - <a href="https://www.civicimaginationproject.org/toolkit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.civicimaginationproject.org/toolkit</a> Parenting Forward Conference Sessions - <a href="https://www.parentingforwardconference.com/2020-sessions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.parentingforwardconference.com/2020-sessions</a> Join us at the Parenting Forward Patreon Team - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cindywangbrandt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/cindywangbrandt</a> Parenting Forward, the Book - <a href="https://amzn.to/3g0LJPn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3g0LJPn</a> *** EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at <a href="https://emeraldcitypro.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://emeraldcitypro.com</a>

116: Cultivating Civic Imagination w/ Sangita Shresthova

Henry Jenkins

Welcome to another week, How Do You Like it So Far? fans!  We have a very special episode in store for you all.  This week, Henry is on the other side of the … well it’s not the microphone hm, the … recording booth, table … well you get the point.  This week, Colin interviews Henry about his work surrounding civic imagination!  They are joined by their esteemed colleague Dr. Sangita Shresthova, the Director of Research of the Civic Paths Group at USC and an integral part of the Annenberg Innovation Lab’s Civic Media Fellowship.  They discuss their upcoming book Popular Culture in the Civic Imagination: Case Studies of Creative Social Change.  They dissect the components of civic imagination and how it can help us as people imagine a better world and a process of change.  Their work surrounding civic imagination has led them to ask questions such as, “How do we change our civic spaces with the possibility of a future?”  Listen in as Henry and Sangita discuss their work in starting with the visions of the future, could see possibilities between us and help solve problems.  They even discuss what people envisioned in 2016 and how identifying those paradoxes and tensions in the field might be usable for activists and storytellers to incite change.

Civic Imagination with Henry Jenkins and Sangita Shresthova