FEATURED EVENTS

Ethnography Salon: Excavating Stories of Community Trauma for the Greater Good
with Theresa Southam, PhD, Author and Educator

Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 7-8:30 A.M. PT

Zoom Link: Meeting ID: 513 473 250 – https://fielding-edu.zoom.us/j/513473250

Transforming Trauma Through Social Change

In this workshop, associated with her new book, Transforming Trauma through Social Change – A Guide for Educators, Dr. Theresa Southam will guide participants in accessing “trauma wisdom.” This wisdom evolves as individuals and communities engage in the ongoing process of resistance. Using a liberating structure called “9 Whys,” we will explore which stories emerge and which do not during or after a community trauma. Working in pairs, we will delve deeper into stories that might hold potential for the common good but are somehow left untold. Subscribe to Theresa’s post-publishing writings about trauma transformation on her Substack @socialchangeeducation.

About Dr. Theresa Southam: Dr. Southam completed her PhD in Human and Organizational Development in 2020. She serves as the Department Head of the Teaching and Learning Centre at Selkirk College and continues her research as a Fielding ISI Fellow. Her publications include Driving Social Innovation: How Unexpected Leadership is Transforming Society (Fielding University Press, 2022) and Transforming Trauma through Social Change: A Guide for Educators (2024). Her scholarship appears in various academic journals, and copies of her articles are available on ResearchGate and Academia.edu.

Understanding the Purposes and History of Salons: To appreciate the benefits of our Ethnography Salon, consider these articles on the history and purpose of salons:

1. Salon Culture: Network of Ideas
2. Salons Around the World: Intellectual Gatherings & Discussion
3. Stirring More Than Just Their Drinks: How English Coffeehouses, French Salons, and French Cafés Stimulated Discussion and Debate