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Brian Sturm

Chapel Hill

NC

 

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INDIVIDUAL, or Organization or Library NON-AUTO-RENEWING
First name
Brian
Last name
Sturm
Phone
919.968.6115
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City
Chapel Hill
State
NC
Zip Code
27514
Biography
CHAPEL HILL, NC Dr. Brian Sturm has been a professional folktale storyteller and storytelling scholar for over 30 years. His research focuses on immersion, the state of being completely engrossed in whatever you are doing, whether that’s reading, story listening, or playing video games. Dr. Sturm has dedicated his career to exploring the experience of immersion and the various influences that help us get immersed. At UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science, he is also the director of Story Squad, a storytelling outreach project to bring folktales back to communities. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Sturm was a natural history museum docent, gave planetarium shows, worked as a wildlife rehabilitator (raising baby songbirds), and taught outdoor education to 5th graders in California.

School of Information and Library Science
Chapel Hill, NC

https://sils.unc.edu/people/faculty/profiles/Brian-Sturm
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Audience Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Families
  • Upper Elementary
  • Primary
  • Pre-school
  • Senior Adults
Story Types
  • Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, Fables, Jack Tales
  • Tall Tales
  • Ghost, Scary
  • Myths
  • Humor
  • Multicultural
Workshops Offered To
  • Workshops for Storytellers
  • Workshops for Educators
  • Workshops for Librarians
  • Workshops for Organizations
  • Workshops for Businesses
  • Workshops for Students
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