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Working Group with Scott Mealey

November 25th 2016, 2-4pm

This work group continued on from the conversation last month about efficacy and persuasion by discussing "Enhancing the persuasive influence of entertainment-education events". Anat Gesser-Edelsburg and Arvind Singhal Critical Arts 27 (1) 2013. This was followed by a discussion led by CSAR associate director, Scott Mealey, engaging a debate around persuasive theory and audience conditions. Can a live event actually change a person's mind, or does it only reinforce (or intrench) previously held beliefs? 


Presented at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse.

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We would like to thank the University of Toronto, the University of Toronto Mississauga, the University of Toronto Scarborough, the Canadian Association for Theatre Research, the Jackman Humanities Institute, and Queen’s University for their support.

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