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The Design of Imaginary Worlds. Harnessing Narrative Potential of Transmedia Worlds: The Case of Watchmen of the Nine

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Ciancia M., Piredda F., Venditti S.
Facta Ficta. Journal of Theory, Narrative & Media
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2018
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vol. 2
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issue 2
113-132
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Today, more than ever, audiences are surrounded by imaginary worlds in which a wide variety of products and activities can be fully explored through multiple media windows. Imaginary worlds allow members of the audience to enter vicariously in the narrative space, spending a certain amount of time in speculative and explorative activities, experiencing the ‘possible world’ through the stories set within it. According to this, it is possible to differentiate between story and storyworld. While ‘stories’ are self-enclosed arrangements of causal events that come to an end in a certain period of time, ‘storyworlds’ are mental constructions shared between recipients and authors in which new storylines can be developed. This paper aims to discuss the implication of world-building activity for the design practice. Considering narratives and world-making practices as a matter of design, this essay will tackle the following question: how can a designer use the creation of storyworlds in his practice to activate new perspectives on specific contexts? In doing so, the first part of the essay is a brief summary of how imaginary worlds have evolved through the decades. Then, the second part is devoted to the presentation of the so-called Storyworld Canvas, one of the narrative design tools developed in our research group in order to support both storytelling practice and storyworld creation. Finally, the paper describes the project Watchmen of the Nine with the aim of analysing its storyworld from the perspective of the design domain, considering storytelling and world-building activities as ways to enrich the design practice.
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Exploring Other-Than-Human Identity: A Narrative Approach to Otherkin, Therianthropes, and Vampires

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Baldwin C., Ripley L.
Qualitative Sociology Review
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2020
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vol. 16
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issue 3
8-26
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Drawing on in-depth, narrative interviews with 24 self-identified Otherkin, Therianthropes, and Vampires, we explore how members of these communities navigate Bamberg’s three “dilemmatic spaces” or tensions of continuity/change, similarity/difference, and person-to-world/world-to-person fit. With regard to the first, we identify four aetiological narratives (walk-ins, reincarnation, trapped soul, and evolutionary soul), and discuss stories of shifts and awakening. For the second, we discuss how participants manage the similarity/difference tension with regard to themselves and humans, and explore categorical and renunciatory othering within the communities. Finally, we explore the ways in which members of the communities experience a barren narrative environment, and ways they seek to construct storyworlds and narrative resources as frames for establishing their identities.
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The Narrativization of Music. Music: Narrative or Proto-Narrative?

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Nattiez J.-J.
Human and Social Studies
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2013
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vol. 2
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issue 2
61-86
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After describing the main features of the literary narrative and demonstrating its analogy with music, the author underlines the necessity not to consider a priori a musical production as a narrative. He analyses the intonation of musical contours as a form of proto-narrative which he later explains from the standpoint of Daniel Stern’s developmental psychology. It is then emphasized that music should be considered as a proto-narrative and the authors suggests a criticism of the so-called narratological musicology.
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The impact of wartime information strategy on defence capabilities. The case of the Russo-Ukrainian war

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Zadorożna M.
Cybersecurity and Law
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2023
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vol. 10
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issue 2
283-298
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In 2021 global arms spending reached a record-breaking level of $ 2,11 trillion. This trend can be expected to develop due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. The Russian invasion has undoubtedly contributed to increased demand in the arms industry. The capabilities of domestic arms markets of conflicting parties is not a determining factor of the result of the war. Opponents’ activities in the information environment are also greatly important, as they often determine the response of the international community, and influence the support awarded by individual states. The financing of arms supplies to Ukraine may serve as a good example of such correlation. The arms that Ukraine is acquiring surely improve the country’s defence capabilities, with the support gained by Ukraine being the result of Kyiv’s well thought-out and consistent actions in the information sphere. This paper aims to explain the effects of wartime information strategy on Ukrainian defence capabilities.
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Textual Anastomosis: About the Vanishing Body and the Resurrection of a Character. A Transversal Reading ofBlack Water(1992) andMudwoman(2012) by Joyce Carol Oates

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Pop A.
Human and Social Studies
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2016
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vol. 5
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issue 3
77-92
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In 1992, the much acclaimed prolific American writer Joyce Carol Oates publishes Black Water – a very harsh and condensed literary reenactment of a gruesome event having taken place more than twenty years before and known as the “Chappaquiddick incident”. Another twenty years later, through her 2012 novel Mudwoman, the author seems to revisit the topic that had haunted her for decades. This paper aims at establishing a certain narrative pattern connecting the two novels not only thematically, but also phantasmatically: the sudden “resurrection” of Joyce Carol Oates’s character in the 2012 novel is, as we see it, far from being “incidental”. By “textual anastomosis”, we understand a subjective association of narratives in order to show how the disembodied consciousness “travels” from one character’s fictional body to another’s, triggering a whole bunch of personal memories which also resurrect in this other character’s fictional biography.
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The Way According to Mark: A Transformative Symbol of Itinerant Discipleship

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Rožič P.
Studia Gdańskie
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2015
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issue 37
52-62
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Using the symbolism of the way, the narrative of the Gospel according to Mark compels its reader to pursue a transformative itinerary in of identification with the narrative’s main character, Jesus Christ. As the topic of the Markan “way” as a symbol of identification has received scarce scholarly attention, this study begins by defining the key concepts of the way and the symbol, followed by a textual inquiry that relies on a narrative analysis. The ensuing theological analysis finds that through its symbolic power, the “way” serves as both an appeal to comprehend the Lord’s own way and an ethical calling to follow. The Markan “way” points to a disciple’s ongoing quest of identification with Jesus as a transformative and self-effacing path to God who is Himself this way.
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Poprzez symbolikę drogi narracja Ewangelii według św. Marka zmusza jej czytelnika do podjęcia transformacyjnej wędrówki w identyfikacji z głównym bohaterem narracji, Jezusem Chrystusem. Ponieważ temat Markowej „drogi” jako symbol identyfikacji nie doczekał się wielkiej uwagi ze strony naukowców, prezentowane studium definiuje najpierw kluczowe koncepcje drogi i symbolu, a następnie bada tekst w oparciu analizę narracyjną. Przeprowadzona w dalszej kolejności analiza teologiczna pozwala stwierdzić, że „droga”, dzięki swej symbolice, służy zarówno jako wezwanie do zrozumienia drogi Jezusa jak i etyczny apel do naśladowania. Markowa „droga” wskazuje na trwałe dążenie ucznia do identyfikacji z Jezusem, który jest transformującą i skromną drogą do Boga.
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Narrating Emotions: Towards Deeper Understanding

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Coetzee J. K.
Qualitative Sociology Review
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2020
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vol. 16
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issue 1
12-27
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Qualitative research aims at unwrapping the ordinary and the exceptional in order to bring us closer to a complete description and interpretation of life. People’s narratives are particularly effective in revealing deeper dimensions of experience and of meaning. Narratives always need to be read against the background of the empirical reality in which they are embedded. Most of the narratives referred to in this article are situated against the empirical reality of South Africa as a society in transition, still marred by inequality and inequity. One narrative, from a project conducted in the Czech Republic, shares some contextual characteristics with the South African examples-the Czech Republic is also a society in transition, previously employing institutional violence to suppress political dissent. An important aspect when dealing with intense political and social transformation is the presence of highly charged feelings and emotions. As part of the contextualization for this article I briefly argue that the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (1996-1998) in many ways did the groundwork for a new appreciation of the sharing of emotional accounts and revelations pertaining to atrocities, injustices, and suffering. This Commission’s work prepared the way for recognition of the potential of such sharing to create a better understanding of the experience of life in a deeply divided context. In the article, I argue for the establishment of a social encounter-a concept frequently used in the micro-sociological writings of Randall Collins-between researcher and research participant in an attempt to come to deeper levels of understanding. During episodes of emotional sharing of experiences and feelings a research participant often reveals deeper levels of social interaction-these revelations have the potential to open the way for a hermeneutical process towards understanding. Dramatic recall can lead to reconstructing a story that contains all the elements of what was originally heard, seen, and felt. The article uses five examples of narratives containing moments of high levels of emotion-each example opening the way for better understanding of the experiences of the research participants.
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A Comparative Study of the Rhetorical Functions and Features of Personal Pronouns in English and Chinese Legal News

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Zhang Q.
Comparative Legilinguistics
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2021
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vol. 47
73-103
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This paper mainly discusses the distribution and rhetorical functions of personal pronouns in English and Chinese legal news reports. Through the comparative analysis of some English and Chinese legal news texts, this paper finds the following points: English and Chinese legal news generally have two narrative types: objective narrative and semi-dialogic narrative. The differences in narrative type directly affect the distribution of personal pronouns. In objective narrative, the use of third person pronouns accounts for an absolute proportion, and the frequency of using first person and second person pronouns is close to zero. In semi-dialogic narrative, the use of third person pronouns is still the highest, but only slightly higher than the use of first person and second person pronouns, accounting for only a small number. After analysis, this paper holds that there are three reasons for the uneven distribution: first, the differences between the dialogic style and the narrative style; second, the legal narrative being a story narrative; third, the specific restrictions on the use of legal rhetoric.
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“Children of a Lesser God” or “Superheroes”? Identity Narratives of Persons with Disabilities as University Students

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Sztobryn-Giercuszkiewicz J.
Przegląd Socjologii Jakościowej
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2018
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vol. 14
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issue 3
114-125
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W artykule rozważane są kwestie narracji tożsamościowych wyłaniających się z analizowanych przez autorkę wypowiedzi niepełnosprawnych studentów polskich uczelni. Obraz społeczny osób niepełnosprawnych, kształtowany w głównej mierze przez media, jest uproszczony. Stereotypowo przedstawiane wizerunki osób niepełnosprawnych funkcjonują w antynomii „ofiara”–„heros”, zawsze jednak osnute wokół niepełnosprawności jako kategorii organizującej. Wydaje się, że również społeczność akademicka podlegać może tej stereotypizacji wizerunków i widzieć studentów niepełnosprawnych bardziej przez pryzmat ich niepełnosprawności niż „studenckości”. Tymczasem z narracji tej grupy studentów wyłania się odmienny obraz ich tożsamości, zbudowany wokół dyskursu „normalności”. Studenci z niepełnosprawnościami widzą siebie – i chcą tak być postrzegani – jako normalnych studentów.
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The article discusses questions of identity narratives emerging from the responses collected from Polish university students with disabilities to be analyzed by the author. The social image of persons with disabilities, to a large extent shaped by media, is simplified. Stereotypically, images of persons with disabilities function in the antinomy “victim” – “hero,” always weaved around disability as the organizing category. Also the university community seems to be prone to succumb to stereotypes and perceive students with disabilities more through the perspective of their disabilities than through their “studentship.” Whereas a different image of the students’ identity emerges from their own narrative. The image is built around the “normality” discourse. Students with disabilities see themselves the way they want to be viewed – as regular students.
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Jugosławia 1999, Irak 2003. Obraz wojny w podręcznikach do historii dla szkół ponadgimnazjalnych

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Poletyło M.
Kultura – Media – Teologia
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2015
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issue 20
104 - 126
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The paper brings up the issue of contemporary discourse of war by analyzing fragments of history textbook regarding bombardment of Yugoslavia in 1999 and invasion of Iraq in 2003. Historical events and processes are often presented there in ideological way, using narratives propagated by involved in these operations western governments. The way of these presentations suggest the authors have relied mainly on mass media rather than scientific publications. The article researches how the popular media-based narratives penetrate the school curriculums and create social imaginations of war.
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W artykule podjęta została problematyka współczesnego dyskursu dotyczącego wojny na przykładzie fragmentów podręczników do nauczania historii dotyczących bombardowań Jugosławii w 1999 roku oraz inwazji na Irak w 2003 r. Przedstawiane w nich wydarzenia i procesy historyczne często są interpretowane w sposób zideologizowany, za pomocą narracji propagowanych przez zaangażowane w te konflikty państwa zachodnie. Sposób prezentacji problematyki wskazuje, że źródłem informacji dla autorów podręczników są raczej środki masowego przekazu niż publikacje naukowe. Autor wskazuje, jak dominujące medialne schematy narracyjne przenikają do programów nauczania historii oraz jak kształtują społeczne wyobrażenia dotyczące wojny.
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Popkulturní teorie tropu

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Krásová E.
Svět literatury – Časopis pro novodobé literatury (World of Literature – Journal for Modern Literatures)
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2020
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issue 62
67-77
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The article deals with the current state of narrative and narrativity in the situation of new media. After a short reflection on the transmediality of contemporary narrative (through the concept of media object of Axel Bruns) we comment on the changes of viewership in the „Netflix Era“, and the situation of participatory media. The core of the article describes a wiki website TVTropes and its concept of „trope“. In the TVTropes environment, unaffected by academic literary theory (as far as it seems from the stated sources), a „trope“ stands for a frequently recognized part of a story, and not a figure of speech, and thus is much closer to the object of E. R. Curtius „topology“. In the end, we reflect on the possible consequences or benefits of the conceptual shift described.
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Gegenwärtige Geschichtsnarrative zu den Silesian Texans als Gegenstand transnationaler Global Silesian Studies

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Kubik A.
Wortfolge. Szyk Słów
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2023
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vol. 7
1-43
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 In this article, selected contemporary historical articles with narratives about the Upper Silesian emigrants to Texas in the 19th century, the so-called Silesian Texans, are cited and discussed. The attributions of national categories with regard to identity, language, cultural and local origin are critically examined. The method used is comparative imagology according to the “Aachener Programm”. This is especially suitable for alike studies in transnational areas such as Upper Silesia and its oversea diaspora in Texas, USA. The cited sources of the last three decades are contrasted with the latest scholarly findings regarding research on the Silesian Texans, as well as the (Upper) Silesian language itself. This article can be seen as a survey of current sources on the phenomenon of the Silesian Texans, as well as a critical discussion of them. The study highlights historical errors and anachronisms in historical narratives in which the Silesian Texans’ region of origin is perceived as neither multicultural nor transnational according to its character as a borderland.
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W niniejszym tekście przedstawiono i omówiono wybrane artykuły ze współczesnymi narracjami historycznymi na temat górnośląskich emigrantów do Teksasu w XIX wieku, tzw. śląskich Teksańczyków/Silesian Texans. Krytycznej analizie poddane zostały występujące w nich atrybucje kategorii narodowych w odniesieniu do tożsamości, języka, pochodzenia kulturowego i miejsca. Zastosowana metoda to imagologia porównawcza według „Aachener Programm/Programu z Akwizgranu”. Jest ona szczególnie przydatna do tego typu badań na obszarach transnarodowych, takich jak Górny Śląsk i jego zamorskie formy w Teksasie w USA. Przytoczone źródła z ostatnich trzech dekad są zestawione z najnowszymi wynikami badań nad śląskimi Teksańczykami, jak również nad językiem (górno) śląskim. Artykuł można traktować jako przegląd aktualnych źródeł na temat fenomenu śląskich Teksańczyków, jak również ich krytyczną dyskusję. Studium wskazuje na błędy historyczne i anachronizmy w narracjach historycznych, w których region pochodzenia śląskich Teksańczyków nie jest postrzegany zgodnie z jego charakterem jako region pogranicza, zatem ani jako region wielokulturowy, ani transnarodowy.
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In diesem Artikel werden ausgewählte Beiträge mit gegenwärtigen Geschichtsnarrativen zu den oberschlesischen Auswanderern nach Texas im 19. Jahrhundert, den sog. Silesian Texans, vorgestellt und besprochen. Dabei werden die darin vorkommenden Zuschreibungen von nationalen Kategorien hinsichtlich der Identität, Sprache, kulturellen und ortsgebundenen Herkunft kritisch hinterfragt. Die dabei verwendete Methode ist die komparatistische Imagologie nach dem „Aachener Programm“. Diese eignet sich in besonderer Weise für derartige Untersuchungen in transnationalen Gebieten wie Oberschlesien und ihren Überseeformen in Texas, USA. Die angeführten Quellen aus den letzten drei Jahrzehnten werden neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen hinsichtlich der Forschung zu den Silesian Texans wie auch der (ober)schlesischen Sprache gegenübergestellt. Der Artikel kann als Bestandaufnahme aktueller Quellen zum Phänomen der Silesian Texans wie auch als ihre kritische Besprechung verstanden werden. In der Untersuchung werden historische Fehler und Anachronismen in den Geschichtsnarrativen aufgezeigt, in denen die Herkunftsregion der Silesian Texans nicht ihrem Charakter als ein Grenzgebiet entsprechend, weder multikulturell noch transnational wahrgenommen wird.
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