Kokomo by Victoria Hannan has been touted as a ‘millennial novel’ – but its search for love and connection are timeless.
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While many families are busy planning how to spend their time together this Christmas holiday season, others are planning how to manage their time apart.
There is nothing funny about the prospect of environmental collapse. But comedy can highlight the errors that led us to the crisis, and encourage us to act in the face of hopelessness.
How conspiracy theories, such as the Crowdstrike theory that Ukraine was behind the attack of the Democratic Party’s server, draw from storytelling techniques.
The vast majority of stories told in movies, in books and on television conclude with happy endings – and this has real-world political consequences.
It seems while the world has changed enormously since the industrial revolution, we haven’t: we still love stories. And there’s something sweet, and very human, about that.
How much you become engaged with a story is known as narrative transportation. And the more a story transports you, the more likely you are persuaded to adopt the beliefs espoused within it.
Have you ever read a novel in the second person? You probably found it strange.
The dynamic between the master and the slave dominates accounts of AI at the moment.
Diet books aren’t just fluff. They offer a powerful insight into who Americans are – and how we wish the world could be.
It’s gritty and gripping in equal measure, but the swords and snowstorm narrative also answers a number of basic human needs.
Simon John James and Richard Bower chat about differing conceptions of what it is to travel through time.
People want video games and interactive experiences that help them explore deep and meaningful themes, such as creating family, valuing diversity and living responsibly.
People tell each other stories every day about the things they’ve seen and done. For many children with autism, this kind of personal narrative doesn’t come easily. Here’s how parents can help.
After the death of legendary New York Daily News columnist Jimmy Breslin, some have lamented the end of blue-collar journalism. But in today’s media environment, Breslin’s approach might not be enough.
What has happened to former residents since the camp was closed in October 2016.
Is there weight to claims that reading can make you a better person – or are they just tall tales?
Contrary to popular belief, several recent studies suggest that plot spoilers don’t always make us like a film or books less – and may even make us like it more.
Not everyone can weave a gripping tale. But for one gender, it matters more than the other.
When Gay Talese signed a confidentiality agreement with a motel-owning voyeur, he got access to the voyeur’s journals and secret viewing perch. But he also allowed the spying to continue for over a decade.
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Professor of Persuasive Language and Storytelling, SKEMA Business School
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Professor, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Communications, Penn State
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Professor of Journalism, Boston University
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Professor in the Department of English Studies, Durham University
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Assistant Professor of Mental Health & Wellness; Registered Psychotherapist, Western University
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Associate Professor, Visual & Creative Arts Education, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in English and American Literatures, Keele University
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Lecturer in Theatre Studies, UNSW
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Professor of Computational Media, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Professor in Physics, Durham University
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Assistant Dean and Lecturer in English Literature, Australian Catholic University