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This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2015.
Storytelling has always played a central role in the formation of cultures and communities. All cultures define themselves and their place in the world through their stories. Similarly, our identities are largely constructed as narratives, and it is with the aid of storytelling that we manage to conceive of ourselves – our selves – as meaningful wholes. Thus, storytelling is not ever absent: it is to be found in literature, social life, in the places we visit and the buildings we live in.
This volume presents storytelling in various appearances: from ancient myths and oral history, to transmedia narratives and digital stories. Different forms of narrative are analysed, as is the use of storytelling as a method for e.g. counselling, education and research. Throughout twenty-five chapters, a compelling overview of recent research on the topic is provided, both stressing the omnipresence of storytelling and exploring what storytelling is and isn’t.
Storytelling has always played a central role in the formation of cultures and communities. All cultures define themselves and their place in the world through their stories. Similarly, our identities are largely constructed as narratives, and it is with the aid of storytelling that we manage to conceive of ourselves – our selves – as meaningful wholes. Thus, storytelling is not ever absent: it is to be found in literature, social life, in the places we visit and the buildings we live in.
This volume presents storytelling in various appearances: from ancient myths and oral history, to transmedia narratives and digital stories. Different forms of narrative are analysed, as is the use of storytelling as a method for e.g. counselling, education and research. Throughout twenty-five chapters, a compelling overview of recent research on the topic is provided, both stressing the omnipresence of storytelling and exploring what storytelling is and isn’t.
This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2015.
Storytelling has always played a central role in the formation of cultures and communities. All cultures define themselves and their place in the world through their stories. Similarly, our identities are largely constructed as...
About the author
Sjoerd-Jeroen Moenandar, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in Literature and New Media and an associate fellow of the Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Culture (University of Groningen). His current research focuses on the intercultural transmission of culture and the uses of life writing in different fields of practice.
Nicole Kavner Miller, Ph.D., is Adjunct Faculty in Classics and Humanities at Montclair State University. Her current research focuses on the intersection between personal and socio-cultural mythology and various perspectives on the nature of reality. She is the author of The Mirrors of Narcissus, a farcical mythic novel about the nature of redemption.
Nicole Kavner Miller, Ph.D., is Adjunct Faculty in Classics and Humanities at Montclair State University. Her current research focuses on the intersection between personal and socio-cultural mythology and various perspectives on the nature of reality. She is the author of The Mirrors of Narcissus, a farcical mythic novel about the nature of redemption.
Sjoerd-Jeroen Moenandar, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in Literature and New Media and an associate fellow of the Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Culture (University of Groningen). His current research focuses on the intercultural transmission of culture and the uses of life writing...
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