Narrative  (tagged articles)

"Lesbianing together:" Images of Incarcerated Women in Orange is the New Black

Anna Curtis - Using content analysis, this article focuses on the portrayal of female prisoners in the first two seasons of the Netflix show Orange is the New Black (OITNB). There are two main findings. First, the word "lesbian" frequently signals homophobia rather than a self... Keep Reading »

The Graphic Novel as Argument: Visual Representation Strategy In Kyle Baker's Nat Turner

Jacqueline Rodriguez - Traditional slave narratives follow a set of conventions that helped abolitionists recognize them as factual and trustworthy stories. Previously enslaved authors subverted those conventions to take control of their narratives and expose white abolitionists’ selfish... Keep Reading »

Negotiating the Concept of National Allegory: Homosexuality, Departure, and Homecoming in Pedro Almodóvar's Pain and Glory and Midi Z's Nina Wu

Qingyang Zhou - Often regarded as the glorious palace showcasing contemporary world cinema (“Press Conference”), the Cannes Film Festival epitomizes the roles of an accreditor, an archaeologist, and a political activist. It jumpstarts the careers of emerging auteurs from... Keep Reading »

Echoes of W.E.B. Du Bois' Double-Consciousness in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Mohammed Ritchane - A close scrutiny through a text-based analysis of Frederick Douglass’ Narrative of the Life Of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself (1845), would reveal, unquestionably, that this narrative reflects the condition of the African-American as... Keep Reading »

Creating Life Within the Confines of Slavery: Comparing Northrup's Memoir Twelve Years a Slave and Genovese's The World the Slaves Made

Hayley E. Tartell - Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave (1853) provides a comprehensive first-hand account of slavery that both corroborates and challenges Eugene Genovese’s argument in his later analysis of the institution of slavery in The World the Slaves Made (1976).... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Narrative is tagged in the following 16 articles.

Gender And Sexuality
2022, Vol. 14 No. 03
"Lesbianing together:" Images of Incarcerated Women in Orange is the New Black
By Anna Curtis
Using content analysis, this article focuses on the portrayal of female prisoners in the first two seasons of the Netflix show Orange is the New Black (OITNB). There are two main findings. First, the word "lesbian" frequently signals homophobia... Read Article »
Media Narratives Gender And Sexuality LGBTQ Television
African-american Literature
2021, Vol. 13 No. 02
The Graphic Novel as Argument: Visual Representation Strategy In Kyle Baker's Nat Turner
By Jacqueline Rodriguez
Traditional slave Narratives follow a set of conventions that helped abolitionists recognize them as factual and trustworthy stories. Previously enslaved authors subverted those conventions to take control of their Narratives and expose white abolitionists... Read Article »
Nat Turner Slave Narrative Graphic Novels African-American Literature American Literature
Film Studies
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Negotiating the Concept of National Allegory: Homosexuality, Departure, and Homecoming in Pedro Almodóvar's Pain and Glory and Midi Z's Nina Wu
By Qingyang Zhou
Often regarded as the glorious palace showcasing contemporary world cinema (“Press Conference”), the Cannes Film Festival epitomizes the roles of an accreditor, an archaeologist, and a political activist. It jumpstarts the careers of... Read Article »
Homosexuality Auteur Theory Meta Narrative Cannes Film Festival Film Studies
Slave Narrative
2019, Vol. 11 No. 04
Echoes of W.E.B. Du Bois' Double-Consciousness in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
By Mohammed Ritchane
A close scrutiny through a text-based analysis of Frederick Douglass’ Narrative of the Life Of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself (1845), would reveal, unquestionably, that this Narrative reflects the condition of the... Read Article »
W.E.B. Du Bois Double-consciousness Frederick Douglass American Slavery Slave Narrative
American Slavery
2016, Vol. 8 No. 09
Creating Life Within the Confines of Slavery: Comparing Northrup's Memoir Twelve Years a Slave and Genovese's The World the Slaves Made
By Hayley E. Tartell
Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave (1853) provides a comprehensive first-hand account of slavery that both corroborates and challenges Eugene Genovese’s argument in his later analysis of the institution of slavery in The World the... Read Article »
American History American Slavery American South Slavery Solomon Northup Twelve Years A Slave Slave Narratives
Language Learning
2015, Vol. 7 No. 10
Exploring the Impact of the Autobiographical Story on Learning English as a Foreign Language: Case Study in the Primary Classroom
By Miren Askasibar
This case study examines the effects of an EFL teacher’s autobiographical story on 26 Spanish primary students in terms of comprehension, raising interest, engagement, motivation and willingness to communicate in L2, by comparing it to a story... Read Article »
Language Learning Autobiographical Storytelling Storytelling Narrative EFL ESL Student Engagement
Social Media
2015, Vol. 6 No. 1
How Twitter is Changing Narrative Storytelling: A Case Study of the Boston Marathon Bombings
By Mary Kate Brogan
Published by Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications
Understanding social media, an integral part of 21st century American life, is more important than ever. On the one-year anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, it is clear that Twitter was a primary source of information for many Americans... Read Article »
Twitter Narrative Storytelling Storytelling Social Media Boston Terrorism
Mass Media
2014, Vol. 5 No. 2
From "Pockets of Poverty" to Potential Prosperity in Appalachia: Examining Mass Media Narratives of Poverty Stereotypes in Appalachia
By Gloria So
Published by Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications
This research examined poverty stereotypes in Appalachia that were portrayed in a national newspaper, The New York Times, and a local newspaper, The Mountain Eagle in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The study looks at framing through Narrative and content... Read Article »
Poverty Stereotypes Mass Media Media Narratives Appalachia Kentucky
Gothic Literature
2014, Vol. 6 No. 05
Trauma Reenactment in the Gothic Loop: A Study on Structures of Circularity in Gothic Fiction
By Andrea Juranovszky
Ever since its original emergence, Gothic fiction has been shaped by a unique Narrative direction that is often described by scholars and readers alike as retrospective, repetitive, or circular in nature. Gothic texts progress as if through a series... Read Article »
Gothic Literature American Literature Trauma Studies Charlotte Perkins Gilman Narrative Repetition Octavia E. Butler
Childhood Obesity
2012, Vol. 3 No. 2
The Interactive Indulgence: The Use of Advergames to Curb Childhood Obesity
By Shannon King
Published by Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications
As childhood obesity rates in the United States continue to rise, health professionals and pro-health advocates are looking to utilize interactive media tactics for childhood obesity prevention. This study analyzed the viewpoints of interactive... Read Article »
Childhood Obesity Obesity Interactive Media Advergames Narrative Paradigm Branded Entertainment
American Slavery
2013, Vol. 5 No. 11
Reliving American Slavery in 12 Years a Slave
By Dustin R. Turin
As the lights dropped and I sank into my seat, I thought I was ready for 12 Years a Slave, the 2013 film adaptation of Solomon Northup's 1853 slave Narrative. I was expecting a movie, a story told with images, music and sound. But, what I witnesssed... Read Article »
American Slavery Slavery American History Slave Narrative Twelve Years A Slave Solomon Northup Chiwetel Ejiofor
Poetry
2010, Vol. 2 No. 12
In What Sense are Short Poetic Texts a Narrative?
By Jeremy S. Page
We can categorize poetic texts into three distinct types: the Narrative poem, or poem that tells a story; the epic poem, or a long Narrative poem on heroic subjects; and the lyric, in which a poet or speaker expresses an emotional state. (Schweibert... Read Article »
Poetry Narrative Epic Lyric
Immigration
2010, Vol. 2 No. 02
Exploring the American Immigrant Experience Through Literature
By Brian Richards
In “Amor de lejos: Latino (Im)migration Literatures,” B.V. Olguin writes, “Latino/a (im)migration Narratives…often illustrate the traumatic aspects of displacement by focusing in part on how immigration, migration, exile... Read Article »
Immigration Migration American Immigration Narratives Asia Haiti China Nationalism Cultural Identity Buddhism Marriage Stereotypes Spirituality
Slavery
2010, Vol. 2 No. 01
Breaking the Cycle: Violence, Control & Resistance in American Slave Narratives
By Joshua C. Feblowitz
In the world of the American slave, violence and control were intimately connected. As Frederick Douglass notes, “Men are whipped oftenest who are whipped easiest,” a sentiment that points to the cyclical nature of violence against the... Read Article »
Slavery Slave Narratives Violence Oppression David Walker Frederick Douglass Harriet Wilson
Dramaturgy
2009, Vol. 1 No. 11
Life as Art as Life: Dramaturgy as Psychology
By Scott Berghegger
Aristotle played with the idea of human life as a drama and its role on the Greek stage in his Poetics, defining tragedy—the highest form of drama, of art, and of life—as “a mimesis of an action that is serious, complete, and of... Read Article »
Dramaturgy Psychology Narrative Aristotle Poetics Drama Art Mimesis Life As Art
Autobiography
2009, Vol. 1 No. 11
Sublime Inauthenticity: How Critical is Truth in Autobiography?
By Scott Berghegger
In the autobiography, time and history, at first glance, seem paramount. After all, autobiography is the account of the things that have happened in a person’s life, selected and made ready for public consumption, usually written in the first... Read Article »
Narrative Psychology Autobiography Truth Augustine Confessions Frey Sublime Inauthenticity

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