Narratology

About: Narratology is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2833 publications have been published within this topic receiving 50998 citations. The topic is also known as: narrative theory.

Narrative and Identity: An Ethical Reading of Exodus 4

Abstract: Using key features of Ricoeur's narrative theory, this creative Asian re-reading of Moses' reverse migration in Exodus 4:18-26 charts the way for a multi-dimensional OT hermeneutic which explores the theme of identity formation in light of the liminal experience of migration.

The Philosophy of Afrocentricity

Abstract: Afrocentricity refers to the intellectual work of a group of African philosophers, historians, and sociologists during the late twentieth century with varying degrees of attachment to the central idea that the key crisis in the African world is the profoundly disturbing decentering of African people from a subject position within their own narrative. In Afrocentricity, the opening consciousness is assumed to be an awareness of the off-centeredness of Africans as a result of Arab and European and military, cultural, and social intrusions that have dislocated African people. In this chapter, Asante argues that this consciousness is characterized by an appreciation of “the Afrocentric posture,” or a sense of “Afrocentric narratology” in the face of loss-ness and lost-ness leading to disorientation. Some Afrocentrists have regarded Western philosophies as contrary and often antagonistic to the proper understanding of African narratives; they are mainly distant and simply concerned with non-African realities.

New stories of intellectual disabilities : a narrative approach

Abstract: In this chapter, the authors begins by outlining some of the key ideas and practices of narrative therapy and then consider what opportunities narrative therapy may offer in therapeutic work with adults with intellectual disabilities. They provide a brief overview of the key theoretical ideas and practices in narrative therapy. Narrative therapy was initially developed by Michael White and David Epston and has evolved from a synthesis of diverse influences. The ideas of various social sciences theorists and poststructuralist philosophers, in particular Foucault, have been instrumental in the development of narrative theory. Narrative therapy's challenge of dominant discourses and taken-for-granted realities makes it an appealing approach for therapeutic work with people who collectively have been marginalized and stigmatized like few others. The authors conclude by addressing some questions that the reader might have about using this approach and offer some personal reflections on the effects of incorporating narrative therapy into our own work.

Uncertain boundaries dispositive techniques in Prévost's novels

Abstract: Archaeological survey, GIS, Longue duree, Roman ceramics, Settlement history, Sicily Degree Type Dissertation Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Graduate Group Romance Languages First Advisor Gerald J. Prince Second Advisor Christophe Martin