About the Lecture
Compassionate Communication with Dr. Chris Patti
Thursday, February 20, 2025, from 7-9 p.m.
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts Room 1102 and via Zoom
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Dr. Chris Patti, an associate professor in App State's Department of Communication and an affiliate faculty member for the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS), will introduce a process called compassionate communication as a tool for working with survivors of genocide and trauma. He will discuss the challenges of interviewing well and without creating harm. Dr. Patti will share how “doing the humanely obvious” when communicating is still cutting edge in society—particularly in the fields of medicine, academia, education, politics, law and even everyday life. He will share key moments and insights from his work with Holocaust survivors as a way to focus and explore these broader issues and conversations.
Join us for a productive, proactive and collaborative conversation about the best ways for us to live our ideals—such as compassionate communication—in the real world and our everyday lives, as they exist now!
Sponsored by CJHPS, “Compassionate Communication” is free and open to the public. For a disability accommodation, visit odr.appstate.edu.
Questions can be directed to Dr. Davis Hankins, the director of CJHPS, by email at hankinscd@appstate.edu or by phone at (828) 262-6610.
Resources
This event will include a discussion about the following chapter from "Beyond Testimony and Trauma: An Oral History in the Aftermath of Mass Violence." Attendees are encouraged to read the chapter prior to the event.