Dull, Simple, Amazing and Unfathomable: Short Stories of Alice Munro | Marlene Goldman | TEDxUTSC

The author of four books and numerous scholarly articles, Dr. Goldman has contributed chapters to studies of Canadian literature and presented at symposiums around the world. She explores her subjects through the lenses of literature, film, street art, and technology, with a focus on marginalized and stigmatized identities, while translating her research into accessible narrative forms. In this talk, she speaks about the Munro studies, and the theories of the short story. Marlene Goldman is a writer, filmmaker, and English professor at the University of Toronto. Her most recent work explores the question of how we decide what’s pathological. Who sets the definition, the impact of biomedical labels on the people who receive them, and the role of history in shaping stories about illness have all been treated in her artistic and academic career. The author of four books and numerous scholarly articles, Dr. Goldman has contributed chapters to studies of Canadian literature and presented at symposiums around the world. She recently published her book Forgotten: Age-Related Dementia and Alzheimer’s in Canadian Literature. She is currently researching and writing Performing Shame: Simulating Stigmatized Minds and Bodies. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx