Narrative Now
Narrative Now is a podcast series that is produced by the Narrative Network in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne. It is hosted by Ashley Barnwell and Signe Ravn. The podcast will cover both ‘how-to’ episodes focusing on different approaches to working with narrative and storytelling as well as ‘what’s new’ episodes that dive into new trends in narrative research.
Podcasting since 2020 • 18 episodes
Narrative Now
Latest Episodes
Episode 17: Tellable and untellable stories with Nikki Henningham and Wajeehah Aayeshah
In this episode of Narrative Now we speak to Nikki Hennigham and Wajeehah Aayeshah about the ethical aspects and challenges of telling stories that are silenced, traumatic, or socially taboo. The discussion takes its starting point in Nikki and...
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Episode 17
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Episode Sixteen: Trauma-informed storytelling and community co-design with Tare Poole and Trevor Coad
For this episode we speak to Tara Poole, Coordinator of Creative City Ballarat, and Trevor Coad, a project collaborator and survivor, from the Continuous Voices project. Framed as a project that connects trauma and creativity to stand for chang...
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Episode 16
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36:17
Episode 15: Learning from surveillance narratives in literature with Tyne Sumner
In this episode we speak to Dr Tyne Daile Sumner, a literary scholar at the Australian National University. Tyne is currently conducting an ARC-DECRA project called ‘Beyond Big Brother: New Narratives for Understanding Surveillance’ where she l...
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Episode 15
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36:47
Episode 14: Narrative Medicine and the role of stories in health care with Mariam Tokhi and Fiona Reilly
In this episode we speak to Dr Mariam Tokhi and Dr Fiona Reilly, both clinicians who are also affiliated with the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health sciences. Mariam and Fiona are both involved in Australia’s fi...
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Episode 14
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38:47
Episode 13: Audio stories beyond the narrative arc with Miyuki Jokiranta
In this episode we speak to radio producer and podcaster Miyuki Jokiranta about audio stories. We discuss the challenges of capturing people’s attention via their ears as well as the seductive power of conventional modes of storytelling. Miyuki...
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Episode 13
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36:59