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

Gresham College Lectures

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 2024 at LSO, St Luke's Church London
The transcript of the lecture is available from the Gresham College website:
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/thomas-gresham-24
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