Scholars Expand Definition of Narrative Beyond Traditional Stories
Researchers are reframing how we understand narrative—finding it exists in unexpected places like mathematical equations and non-traditional media. This shift matters for content creators, educators, and technologists designing communication systems that need to convey meaning across different formats and platforms.
Originaltitel: Introduction to Chapter 8: How to Address the Borders of a Qualified Medium and to Situate ‘Narrative’ Within Elleström’s Framework
<p>In this introduction to Leitch’s chapter, Jensen takes her point of departure in Leitch’s focus on narrativity and especially on his choice to examine “less obviously narrative media”. As a background for understanding these “less obviously narrative media”, Jensen discusses Elleström’s definition of ‘narrative’ as a type of ‘virtual sphere’, and his application of narrative to mathematical equations.</p>