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“Sapience” The (Attempted) Making of a Modern Myth: Storybuilding as a Component of Social Justice
- Author(s):
- Kate Pond (see profile)
- Date:
- 2020
- Group(s):
- GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale, LLC 20th- and 21st-Century American, LLC African American Forum, TC Psychology, Psychoanalysis, and Literature, TM Literary and Cultural Theory
- Subject(s):
- Narration (Rhetoric)--Study and teaching, Racism, Mythology, Crowdsourcing, Social justice, Creative writing
- Item Type:
- Thesis
- Institution:
- Union Institute & University
- Tag(s):
- ideation, Narrative studies, Narratology, Collaboration
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/s7vt-5x02
- Abstract:
- This autoethnographic exploration, describes and reflects upon my attempt to crowdsource a modern myth on the origins of racism in America. It draws on my work in narrative studies with a special focus on stories and their role in human development. Part one is analysis of the ‘functions’ of story as both plot variables and sociological actions. It explores narrative theory concerned with plot generation and the sociological, or cultural function of stories. Part two analyzes the results of the crowdsourced data collected to compose a modern-myth. Part three is an original composition which draws narrative elements from the results of the project. The project seeks to validate the necessity of storytelling as an important component in social justice work.
- Notes:
- Although this could be seen as a failure- I am interested in continuing this work. I am currently redesigning the means to interface via social media, and looking to conduct a longitudinal study that targets specific cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds to better serve the purpose. I am actively seeking an institution to allow me to conduct this research as a PhD student in exchange for my services as an Instructor in an English department. #shamelessselfpromotion
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- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 3 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
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