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Journalism[edit]

We have seen the term "narrative" bruited about with abandon in the press. I am wondering if they are assigning a special meaning to this term. Gathered thus far: [1]

Kortoso (talk) 21:35, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Word Choice[edit]

In the section on human nature it is stated that an increasingly influential body of modern work raises important "epistemological". The questions that are then listed are not epistemological in nature. They may possibly be considered "philosophical", but they are not really prototypical philosophical questions. I suggested that "epistemological" be changed to "theoretical" as a more appropriate word choice. Alan.A.Mick (talk) 22:06, 13 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pending Removal[edit]

Contrary to WP policy, I'm asking whomever wrote the section "Literary theory" to post references within the section or it will be stricken by me after a week's time according to clear WP policy on sources.Bjhodge8 (talk) 22:14, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Story again[edit]

As mentioned above, the treatment of the word "story" in this article is not very good. The definition says, "A narrative or story is a report of connected events", but in the later part it also says, "A narrative consists of a set of events (the story) recounted in a process of narration (or discourse)" and handles a "narrative" and a "story" as two different things. Since it was very confusing and inconsistent, I removed the word "story" from the definition.

Furthermore, the previous version cited this paper in a footnote to show that a narrative could be a sequence of "still or moving images", but this paper did not focus on images. I removed it, too. --saebou (talk) 06:02, 9 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

CCT Peer review 2021 by Yunjun Liu[edit]

Hi, I am a student from Georgetown University CCT program. I think there are several changes need to be made in order to complete the page of the theory. Firstly, the page talks about the practice of narrative theory in many fields like music, film, and so on. However, it needs a conclusion at the end of those various practices or an overview in the beginning to introduce the functions of Narrative. It is important because from the current page, I can understand how researchers apply the theory in different case studies, but I don't understand when it is useful to apply the theory. Thus, if functions of Narrative can be added to a section, I think it would help readers better understand the theory as a whole.

Secondly, I think the page has many different fields of practice of the theory. However, considering it talks about smaller genres like film and music, I think media is necessary to be added. As I looked up, media has a strong relationship with narrative theory. It is not only a transportation of messages from the media, it is also a platform of media. If this section is added, i think the practice of the theory will be improved. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yl1264 (talk • contribs) 02:56, 20 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Classic book not mentioned here[edit]

The classic book on quest and other narrative types is not even mentioned here. This is it: Frank. A. (2013). The wounded storyteller: Body, illness, and ethics (2nd edition). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.39.232.7 (talk) 16:05, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

History[edit]

What do we call the story of what has happened in the life of a country or people 2601:344:8300:12B0:C43F:2ECD:C720:E426 (talk) 20:50, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Competing Narratives (found so far in primary research)[edit]

"How do people make sense of complex, emotionally powerful events and why do different, seemingly contradictory, accounts of what seems to outsiders to be the same event so frequently coexist? A short answer is that the different accounts reflect the divergent socially and culturally rooted experiences of opposing groups. Each group expresses collective memories and perceptions through narratives that seek to make sense of its experiences and to explain events in terms of their interpretations of past and future actions. Shared narratives recount and reinforce emotionally significant events and experiences within a group, sometimes through dramatic rituals but also as they frame daily interactions and behaviors."

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cultural-contestation-in-ethnic-conflict/political-psychology-of-competing-narratives/58245563CC67387B79BA848AFCB760A9

It would be great to include a mention of competing narratives, there are many sources but so far all seem to be primary research. Flibbertigibbets (talk) 13:43, 27 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]