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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.
Narrative Now
Episode 7: The 'Dangers of Narrative' with Maria Mäkelä and Samuli Björninen
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Episode 7
In this ‘What’s New’ episode of Narrative Now we speak to Finnish narratologists Maria Mäkelä and Samuli Björninen, Tampere University, about their innovative research project named ‘Dangers of Narrative’. Taking a critical approach to the proliferation of storytelling in the public sphere, especially the use of personal narratives, Mäkelä and Björninen devised a new method utilising social media to invite the public to submit examples of such dubious uses of stories. In this episode we ask what they see as the problems in the value ascribed to personal stories and the challenges that arose during the research.