Professor David Peimer
How Great Stories, True or False, Capture Our Minds
Summary
The power of stories extends far beyond mere entertainment. Stories can inspire, terrify, shape thoughts and enable people to accomplish what seems impossible or absurd. In this talk, David Peimer explores how and why stories take root, often influencing people in significant ways.
Professor David Peimer
David Peimer is a professor of theatre and performance studies in the UK. He has taught at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and New York University (Global Division), and was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. Born in South Africa, David has won numerous awards for playwriting and directing. He has written eleven plays and directed forty in places like South Africa, New York, Brussels, London, Berlin, Zulu Kingdom, Athens, and more. His writing has been published widely and he is the editor of Armed Response: Plays from South Africa (2009) and the interactive digital book Theatre in the Camps (2012). He is on the board of the Pinter Centre in London.