Name: The Crisis of Conversation: Reimagining Dialogue in a Disintegrating World
Start: 2026-08-08T15:30:00-0400
End: 2026-08-08T16:45:00-0400

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The Crisis of Conversation: Reimagining Dialogue in a Disintegrating World

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Saturday August 8, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT

214

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As processes of disintegration intensify around the globe, the prospect of peace increasingly resides in the world of fantasy. Dialogue, an instrument capable of fostering connection, harmonising diverse perspectives, and cultivating unity, is reduced to adversarial methods of debate not conducive to building a shared vision and a collective will to act. Integrating psychological studies with social justice literature, this presentation will explore the role of language and meaning-making in contemporary public discourse, examining why conversation no longer appears to generate consensus, and how communication can be reimagined to recover the transformative, unifying potential of dialogue.

Speakers

Shauya Ighani

Shauya Ighani graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia double majoring in Psychology and Social Justice. Since graduating she has been serving in Sydney, Australia at the Office of External Affairs of the Australian Baha'i Community supporting their... Read More →

Saturday August 8, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
214

Political science, Breakout

50th ABS Annual Conference

Shauya Ighani

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50th ABS Annual Conference

Shauya Ighani

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