Voices in between: Intercultural creativity through storytelling and documentary
Join this event to hear Dr Zozan Balci discuss intercultural creativity and watch a screening of the mini-documentary Say Our Names.
Voices in between: Intercultural creativity through storytelling and documentary
09 Dec 2025, 13:00 – 14:00
This seminar highlights intercultural creativity through storytelling and documentary as participatory ways of generating knowledge. Led by Dr Zozan Balci, the projects presented in this seminar demonstrate how lived experience itself can offer critical insight into cultural and linguistic diversity.
The session includes a screening of the mini-documentary Say Our Names which explores the politics of name pronunciation in Anglo-centric contexts, showcasing creative methods in action by turning personal narratives into shared understanding. Emphasising a “nothing about us without us” ethos, the seminar invites participants to consider how research can be made accessible to foster dialogue and challenge exclusion.
This event will be particularly useful to researchers, teachers and doctoral students.
Related links
- International Centre for Intercultural Studies seminar series
- International Centre for Intercultural Studies
- Department of Culture, Communication and Media
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Dr Zozan Balci
Sociolinguist
University of Technology Sydney
Dr Zozan Balci's research focuses on language and identity within the context of migration and second generation studies. In her recently published book, Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage, she examines the lives of cultural “in-betweeners” through accessible narrative scholarship that combines rigour with storytelling. She is also the chief investigator of Say Our Names.
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