"Oral history and Family Stories: a dying art or a living legacy? How to find and preserve your family’s stories."
Mara Loeb was born in Iowa, the 5th child of 8, and the 3rd daughter of 6. After leaving home and living in 10 cities (2 in Canada) she ended what she calls “her gypsy years” and settled down to earn her B.A. and M.A. in Speech and Theater and a 2nd B.A. in Art Education. ULM (then NLU) hired her as Costumer and she fell in love with the Louisiana culture and people. In 1991 she left to earn her Ph.D. and when it came time to choose a topic for her dissertation, it seemed natural to focus on the strong influence storytelling had in her family, as it does most, to shape, guide, and define them. She shares her passion for storytelling in all her classes, but especially in the Honors class, Storytelling, Identity, and Culture. She shares her home with her dogs Shadow and Trixie, the most recent in a steady line of rescues; though it’s never clear who is rescuing whom.
#tedx #tedxulm Mara Loeb was born in Iowa, the 5th child of 8, and the 3rd daughter of 6. After leaving home and living in 10 cities (2 in Canada) she ended what she calls “her gypsy years” and settled down to earn her B.A. and M.A. in Speech and Theater and a 2nd B.A. in Art Education. ULM (then NLU) hired her as Costumer and she fell in love with the Louisiana culture and people. In 1991 she left to earn her Ph.D. and when it came time to choose a topic for her dissertation, it seemed natural to focus on the strong influence storytelling had in her family, as it does most, to shape, guide, and define them. She shares her passion for storytelling in all her classes, but especially in the Honors class, Storytelling, Identity, and Culture. She shares her home with her dogs Shadow and Trixie, the most recent in a steady line of rescues; though it’s never clear who is rescuing whom. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
