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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Narrative theories"”.
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An analysis and critique of the conceptual relationship between selfhood and narrative in philosophy
… will argue that some of the most influential narrative theories of selfhood fail to account for a complete notion of the experiencing subject as a fundamental part of the self. The argument will take two interconnected approaches. Firstly, to present the most well-established and defined …
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On videogames : representing narrative in an interactive medium
This thesis investigates the function of narrative in videogames, challenging views that games do not—and should not—have anything to do with narrative. It tests videogames against literary narrative theories and examines ways in which videogames have evolved beyond other narratives and narrative …
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Disenfranchised workers : a view from within the public service
… phenomenology, feminist post-structuralism and narrative theories to make sense of the stories of people working within organisations that have failed, traumatised, belittled, ignored, bullied and destroyed them. The study looks at the experiences of twenty disenfranchised workers who labelled …
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Structure of Narratives: Applying Propp's folktale morphology to entertainment-education films
This study examines narrative strategies through which feature films accomplish the dual role of entertainment-education to shape social reality surrounding health issues. More specifically, exploring films' narrative structures and characterization, this study illuminates how a coherent HIV/AIDS …
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REPRESENTATION OF MENTAL ILLNESS: AN EXAMINATION OF MOVIES AND PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES IN NIGERIA
… constructionist tradition, while also employing narrative theories as a framework for the interpretation of data. The perceptions of movie producers and mental health care providers on media representations of mental health issues were compared with results of a content analysis of ten Nigerian …
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ENTRE EL DESEO Y EL PUDOR, EL AMOR HEREOS EN LA NOVELA SENTIMENTAL: GRISEL Y MIRABELLA DE JUAN DE FLORES
… amor hereos. I also discuss how linguistic and narrative theories, as well as historical rhetoric about sexuality from the time of this text, helps us to understand how lovesickness influenced the female discourse created by Juan de Flores in the late Middle Ages. In doing so, I argue that the …
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From Premodern Xiaoshuo To A Modern Sino-Japanese Discourse On Fiction: A New History Of Xiaoshuo From The Warring States To The Twentieth Century
… the development of fiction based on current narrative theories, and clarifying the historical relationship between fiction and xiaoshuo with the aid of digital tools. I argue that the equivalence between xiaoshuo and fiction drawn by Lu Xun and modern scholars and the current understanding of …
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Navigating the Void: Subjectivity and Contemporary Critical Theory
… debate. Chapter Two argues that narrative theories of self are constitutive of an attempt to reconcile universality and contingency by trying to incorporate contingency within an account of narrative coherence and agency which remains formal and universalistic. With the …
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An exploration of student nurses’ experiences and development in non-judgementality, through the analysis of the learning of sexuality in preparatory adult nurse education
… methodology was used that incorporated narrative and psychodynamic theories. Data collection In 2016/17, 27 students were recruited to participate in the study. A range of methods were used to collect data: online discussion groups, digital diaries and face-to-face interviews. Three …
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Making sense in the financial discourse: If finance is everywhere, is it also for everyone?
The study of financial narratives is a relatively new field of research. Scholars have been investigating different types of financial narratives and studies are quite diverse, and they cover a wide range of textual data in terms of quantity and quality of information. However, the literature …