Episode 26

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28th Nov 2023

Seeing and Believing With Ellen Armour

Delve into the world of visual culture,  photography, and social media with Dr. Ellen Armour, a distinguished scholar and author of the recently released book "Seeing and Believing: Religion, Digital Visual Culture, and Social Justice." Together, Ellen and host, Kim Clark, reflect on Ellen’s journey, while sharing her insights on the deeper exploration of digital photography and social media's impact on our visual culture. Not only does their discussion revolve around the significance of visual culture in our lives, but it also emphasizes the transformative role of photography, and how it’s shaped our culture and influenced how we perceive the world. This episode will leave you wanting to explore your own photographic literacy and how it contributes to perpetuating systemic racism.

About The Guest:

Ellen T. Armour, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair and Professor of Feminist Theology at Vanderbilt Divinity School, directs the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality. Holding affiliated positions in Philosophy and Women’s and Gender Studies, she was a Faculty Fellow at the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities. Dr. Armour's research encompasses feminist theology, continental philosophy, and intersections of sexuality, race, gender, disability, and embodiment. Author of "Signs and Wonders" (Columbia University Press, 2016) and "Deconstruction, Feminist Theology, and the Problem Of Difference" (University of Chicago Press, 1999), she co-edited "Bodily Citations" (Columbia University Press, 2006). Her upcoming book, "Seeing And Believing," explores religion, digital visual culture, and social justice. With a BA from Stetson University and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt, she joined the faculty in 2006, serving in leadership roles and becoming Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in 2019, recognized for outstanding teaching and faculty service.

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About Kim:

Kim Clark (she/her) focuses her work on the communicator and content creator's role in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). She is the co-author of The Conscious Communicator: The fine art of not saying stupid sh*t, an Amazon #1 bestseller and the leading voice for DEI communications and social justice messaging for brands.

She speaks at conferences, writes custom workshops, writes inclusive communications guides, and consults with companies on all things related to diversity, equity, and inclusion communications. Kim is a member of the LGBTQ+ community, a cisgender woman, Native American (Muscogee Nation) and a mom of two kids with disabilities. These marginalized identities and the privileges that come with society seeing her as White motivate her daily for social change.

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Communicate Like You Give A Damn
Welcome to Communicate Like You Give A Damn, where we dive deep into the world of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and explore how communicators can effectively incorporate these principles into their strategies. We firmly believe that by positioning our companies well on social justice topics and adopting a DEI lens, we play a crucial role in the success of DEI initiatives within our organizations.

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Kim Clark (she/her) works with leaders and communicators who are serious about learning and applying Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) to build strong teams and organizations.

She is the co-author of The Conscious Communicator: The fine art of not saying stupid sh*t, an Amazon #1 bestseller that features The DEPTH Model (TM). DEPTH is a strategic and proactive positional framework to guide organizations on DEI and social topics and messaging.

Her career spans documentary filmmaking, agency partnerships with the Discovery Channel, teaching at San Jose State University, and leading global internal communication teams at KLA, PayPal, GoDaddy, and GitHub. She is known for her ability to facilitate sensitive yet urgent conversations to make meaningful progress in creating inclusive workplaces.

She speaks at conferences, designs custom workshops, writes inclusive communications guides, and consults with leaders and companies on all things related to diversity, equity, and inclusion communications.