Protest and Reform: The British Social Narrative by Women, 1827-1867

1988 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 308
Author(s):  
Wendy L. Mitchinson ◽  
Joseph Kestner
Keyword(s):  
Social Narrative

Who Will Play Terebi Gēmu When No Japanese Children Remain?

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Whaley
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
Fertility Survey ◽  
Japanese Children ◽  
Social Narratives ◽  
Socially Relevant ◽  
Narrative Characters ◽  
Social Narrative ◽  
Unique Relationship

This article examines the Japanese action puzzle game Catherine, arguing that the game presents a social narrative that comments on Japan’s pressing issue of a declining birthrate and aging population. It also theorizes a strategy for player involvement based on “distanced” (self-reflexive and meta) engagement. Through an examination of the narrative, characters, and gameplay, supplemented with national fertility survey data from Japan, the article argues that Catherine subverts classic game tropes and fosters player engagement with a socially relevant diegesis. Simultaneously, the unique meta-gameplay elements utilize what I term “distanced engagement” to encourage the player to critically self-reflect on both the game scenario and their role as a player. In this way, the article considers how the unique relationship between story and distanced engagement allows video games like Catherine to function as impactful and interactive social narratives.

Transforming Conflict Narratives

2021 ◽  
pp. 154134462110451
Author(s):  
Beth Fisher-Yoshida ◽  
Joan C. Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Coordinated Management Of Meaning ◽  
Social Worlds ◽  
Social Narratives ◽  
Personal Stories ◽  
The Social ◽  
Management Of Meaning ◽  
Social Narrative ◽  
Conflict Narratives

Narratives, both personal and social, guide how we live and how we are acculturated into our social worlds. As we make changes in our lives, our personal stories change and, in turn, have the potential to influence the social narratives of which we are a part. Likewise, when there are changes in the culture and social worlds around us, that social narrative changes, thereby affecting our personal narratives. In other words, personal and social narratives are strongly linked and mutually influence each other. We may feel and know these transformations take place and understand the ways in which our lives are affected. However, we often struggle to document these shifts. This article suggests using the practical theory, Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) (Pearce, 2007), for narrative analysis to identify and surface personal and social narrative transformations.

When brands take a stand: the nature of consumers’ polarized reactions to social narrative videos

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler Milfeld ◽  
Daniel J. Flint
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Product Placement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Realism ◽  
Social Message ◽  
Social Narrative ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose A growing number of consumers expect brands to take a stand on social issues. When Gillette launched its video with a social message in 2019, the popular press described it as divisive and controversial. This study aims to examine themes behind the polarized consumer response, aiding brands in the development of social narrative videos. Design/methodology/approach The authors use an existential-phenomenological approach to investigate the meaning behind consumers’ reactions to the Gillette video. Empirical data collection consisted of 24 semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed using the hermeneutic method. Findings By viewing the Gillette video through the lens of a story, this research uncovers how marketing stories can lead to different interpretations. Specifically, the roots of polarization lie in perceived realism activation and character activation. Additionally, product placement may activate persuasive intent, interrupting immersion into the story. Practical implications Brand managers should consider the potential for alternative interpretations when using storytelling. By measuring a viewer’s narrative transportation, it is possible to identify different interpretations. From a tactical standpoint, brand managers should be cautious about using celebrity endorsers and prominent product placement in social narrative videos. These cues activate persuasive intent, leading to alternative interpretations. Originality/value While marketing research has tended to focus on storytelling’s positive outcomes, this research considers how stories can result in polarizing outcomes for brands. The concept of social narrative videos is introduced and a framework is presented that outlines facilitators and inhibitors for this type of brand communication.

In Search of the Debtera: An Intimate Narrative on Good and Evil in Ethiopia Today

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 105-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siena de Ménonville
Keyword(s):  
Close Relationship ◽  
And Function ◽  
Good And Evil ◽  
Social Narrative ◽  
Role And Function

AbstractThis article aims to illustrate through a social narrative the role and function of the debtera and their affiliation with the sacred and the profane in the Christian Orthodox regions of Ethiopia today. The article argues that though the debtera are subject to moral opprobrium, they are able to breach both the sacred and the profane because of their close relationship to knowledge and money.

scholarly journals Trait paranoia shapes inter-subject synchrony in brain activity during an ambiguous social narrative

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily S. Finn ◽  
Philip R. Corlett ◽  
Gang Chen ◽  
Peter A. Bandettini ◽  
R. Todd Constable
Keyword(s):  
Brain Activity ◽  
Social Narrative

Excel spreadsheet as a tool for social narrative analysis

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 953-967 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Amozurrutia ◽  
Chaime Marcuello Servós
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Excel Spreadsheet ◽  
Social Narrative

Toward a social-narrative model of revictimization.

2005 ◽  
pp. 159-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Jay Lynn ◽  
Judith Pintar ◽  
Rachael Fite ◽  
Karen Ecklund ◽  
Jane Stafford
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Model ◽  
Social Narrative

“Despite the contradictions”

2020 ◽  
pp. 185-194
Author(s):  
Christine Jeske
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Good Life ◽  
The Good Life ◽  
Racial Inequalities ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Social Narrative

This chapter offers closing thoughts that reiterate and summarizes the main points of the book. The chapter explores the ways people make a careful survey of their situation and work out a method to yield growth despite life's contradictions and pressures. If their lives look at times like wind-torn shrubs, that does not mean that they are poorly adapted or lethargic. Instead, it offers evidence of the hard work it takes to thrive in a world where the good life is hard to find. It shows that a dominant myth blaming inequality on laziness has guided, upheld, and justified racial inequalities in South Africa and the world since the earliest mercantile and colonial encounters between Europeans and Africans, and this narrative was never eradicated, despite antislavery, civil rights, and anti-apartheid movements that achieved important legal and structural changes. The struggle to change this social narrative is an unglorified resistance with no clear ending point, but it is essential to the pursuit of the good life. It also shows evidence that in order to generate employment while aiming for the higher goal of seeking good, South Africa must address the history of antiblack disrespect that perpetuates dysfunctional employment structures. The people described in this book refuse to conform to narratives of inevitable happy endings or easy hope, but neither do their stories end only in despair.

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