Practice and Research as Activism

Vikki Reynolds in conversation with Leah Salter

Life as activism. Systemic therapist and social activist, Dr Leah Salter from Wales and Dr Vikki Reynolds, social activist and "fluid, imperfect ally" from Vancouver discuss practice and research as activism, as acts of solidarity and as acts of resistance. What drives us to do what we do? How do we make points of connection whilst staying mindful of differences without annihilating our differences?

 

Dr Vikki Reynolds - https://vikkireynolds.ca

Dr Leah Salter - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leah_Salter

 

Interviews with Puppets by Mark Huhnen - and Oliver Smart.

Some wise and philosophical puppets speak to Mark Huhnen about their relationship to themselves, their audiences, their lifegiving forces and reveal how they understand their existence. Finally, we hear from puppeteer extraordinaire, Oli Smart of Folded Feather, who shares his ideas with Mark on the life of his puppets.

Puppetry: Oliver Smart -  www.foldedfeather.com
Interviewer: Mark Huhnen  - systemark.co.uk
Video: Alex Michaelis

 

Two films by Andreas Breden

What can we co-learn from lighting a camp fire? 

Following a stream towards the sea 

Andreas' notes: Nature connection through film 

 

Virtual Reality: The New Frontier in Psychotherapy?

Fran Urbistondo Cano and Gail Simon

 

 

The Viva / Defense of Mikhail Bakhtin

Performed at the Bedfordshire International Systemic Winter School 

February 2015

This performance is of an edited version of Comrade Bakhtin’s defence of his doctoral dissertation: "Rabelais in the History of Realism" at the Gorky Institute of World Literature in Moscow on 15 November 1946.

Professor John Shotter edited the rather long transcript of the viva for this performance in February 2015 at Brathay Hall , Ambleside. The cast was made up of John Shotter and doctoral candidates on the Professional Doctorate in Systemic Practice (see below). [The original translation was adapted and directed by Lars Kleberg and translated by Denis Zhernokleyev and Caryl Emerson for a round table reading at the 15th International Bakhtin Conference, Stockholm on 25 July 2014.]

 

The transcript edited by John Shotter can be found here 

 

Cast

SPEAKERS in order of appearance (and performed by):

The Chair of the Committee - Matthew Ganda

M. M. Bakhtin - John Shotter

A. A. Smirnov, professor, external examiner - Helen Bohme

A. K. Dzhivelegov, professor, external examiner - Ann Rubens Mortensen

M. P. Teriaeva, Candidate of Sciences - Leah Salter

N. K. Piksanov, member of Academic Council - Agneta Kjellström

N. L. Brodsky, member of the Academic Council - Patrick Goh

B. V. Zalessky - Robert van Hennik

Voices from the audience - Tania Pombeiro