Updates from World in Conversation at United Nations event in Qatar
The latest videos and blog posts from TLT Faculty Fellows Sam Richards, senior lecturer in sociology, and Laurie Mulvey, lecturer in sociology and other members of a group from their World in Conversation (WinC) project. They have traveled to Doha, Qatar, to participate in the United Nations Alliance of Civilization’s Youth Day forum Dec. 10.
Videos by presenters and facilitators will be posted to the World in Conversation site, World in Conversation’s Youtube channel, and updates will be posted to the World in Conversation Facebook page.
Below are some examples of these updates:
Laurie Mulvey and WinC facilitators discuss the event on video prior to leaving State College:
Richards talks about how something he talked about in his last class before leaving for Qatar comes back to haunt him less then 24 hours later:
First thoughts from Qatar itself from Sheffy Sodhi, Penn State student and one of the WinC facilitators
"We wanted to arrive a night earlier to get over Jet-Lag and recover from the day of traveling, but as we did not, we have a just a few hours before we have to wake up and facilitate for the Youth Day at UNAOCC tomorrow. It is 2:00 AM right now, and even though I should be getting ready for bed, I just cannot shut my mind off. There is so much to document."
Mulvey with the facilitation team right before the sessions begin, and recorded the following video:
