Villain Wanted: Seeking Someone to Blame
This OKRE Salon explores how we can avoid over-simplistic good-versus-evil tropes, creating compelling narratives with more nuanced characters and portrayal of events.
- Posted: 10 May 2020
Pandemic, political and social turmoil highlight the timeless urge to divide ourselves into goodies and baddies, and search for someone or something to blame. How can we avoid polarising narratives to better understand, rather than stoke, a situation?
What is an OKRE Salon?
The OKRE Salons bring together creative minds from across research, social impact and entertainment sectors, exploring fresh approaches to social and cultural challenges.
Speakers:
Seyi Rhodes – Reporter & investigative journalist. @seyirhodes
Gill Webber – Executive Director, Imperial War Museum Institute. @IWMGill
Rajesh Thind – Writer, producer, director & founder Pindu Productions. @PinduGlobal
Richard Bartle – Honorary Professor, University of Essex.@Richard_Bartle
Kez Margrie (host) – Commissioning Editor, BBC Children’s @wolfontheprowl1
Credits:
Unreported World: Quicksilver Media / C4.
Production credits:
Producers: Carmen Thompson & Caroline O’Neill
Editor: Chris Crookall
Technical Coordination: Virtual Umbrella
Animation: Snafu Pictures
OKRE Network Producers: Jenna Al-Ansari, Denzel Dome
OKRE Communications: Dave Hudson
OKRE Office Manager: Bridie Rollins
Curator: Elizabeth McIntyre
Executive Producer: Iain Dodgeon
Speakers:
Seyi Rhodes – Reporter & investigative journalist. @seyirhodes
Gill Webber – Executive Director, Imperial War Museum Institute. @IWMGill
Rajesh Thind – Writer, producer, director & founder Pindu Productions. @PinduGlobal
Richard Bartle – Honorary Professor, University of Essex.@Richard_Bartle
Kez Margrie (host) – Commissioning Editor, BBC Children’s @wolfontheprowl1
Credits:
Unreported World: Quicksilver Media / C4.
Production credits:
Producers: Carmen Thompson & Caroline O’Neill
Editor: Chris Crookall
Technical Coordination: Virtual Umbrella
Animation: Snafu Pictures
OKRE Network Producers: Jenna Al-Ansari, Denzel Dome
OKRE Communications: Dave Hudson
OKRE Office Manager: Bridie Rollins
Curator: Elizabeth McIntyre
Executive Producer: Iain Dodgeon