Episode 10: Storytelling
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In Episode 10 of Looking Outside we traverse the past and present of storytelling with educator, scholar, and my good friend from Australia, Dr Belinda Calderone, Philanthropic Proposals Manager at Monash University.
Belinda shares her learnings in creating a compelling case for change through human focused storytelling. As well as the pitfalls of storytelling, where a clear start and end is missing (fairly common!) or not walking forward along the story path.
Having researched fairy tales as part of her Literary doctorate, Belinda debunks the idea of the pure story and explains the role of sociohistorical cycles in storytelling.
Belinda and Jo also discuss the importance of being open to hearing diverse stories and the power of community for idea generation.
To look outside, Belinda takes herself outside of her profession with poetry writing as “the rules of poetry are so much looser”. She actively pulls that creative expression into her writing at work to push the boundaries of her proposals.
Belinda’s favorite author is Margaret Atwood, and her favorite story is Cat’s Eye.
You can also check out the first story ever written, The Epic of Gilgamesh, mentioned by Belinda.
Belinda is Philanthropic Proposals Manager at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. With a background in academia, Dr Belinda Calderone holds a doctorate in Literary Studies from Monash University, has published scholarly works and spoken at conferences about the origins of the fairy tale genre, and has taught literature at several universities. Today, she’s focused on making a positive community impact. As Monash University's Philanthropic Proposals Manager, Belinda works with academics with socially impactful projects and helps them to craft the story of their research to inspire support from passionate philanthropists.
Connect with Belinda on LinkedIn.
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