ESW Open Seminar Series
SOCIAL WORK
Monday 23rd January, 5pm
Room 104, Fulton Building, University of Sussex,
Falmer (www.sussex.ac.uk/aboutus/findus/campusmaps.php)
Speaker
Dr Russell Whiting, Lecturer in Social Work and Social Care,
University of Sussex
presents:
Presenting social work history through biography:
Pitfalls and potentialities
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Social work history has been an under-researched field in
the UK, contributing to the profession being unsure of its
foundations. How can this problem be addressed and
social work history be best presented to students?
In this seminar, Dr Whiting presents three thumbnail
sketches of early twentieth century social workers:
Dorothy Day (American), Alice Salomon (German) and
Muriel Lester (English). But the presentation of these
women as models is not without dangers, including
hagiography and missing the broader sweep of historical
development. Dr Whiting will attempt to negotiate these
pitfalls and use history through biography to stimulate
debate.
* Refreshments available
** The seminar can be joined remotely by logging in to:
https//connectpro.sussex.ac.uk/swwhiting23jan