Abstraction in storytelling

IF 0.9 4区文学 Q3 COMMUNICATION

Narrative Inquiry Pub Date : 2023-01-19 DOI:10.1075/ni.22045.pih

Stephen Pihlaja

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Abstract

Discussions of storytelling and narrative have encompassed abstraction in different ways including master narratives (Bamberg, 1997) and storylines (Harré & van Lagenhove, 1998). These discussions, however, have often viewed storytelling and abstraction as a binary distinction, rather than a spectrum where speakers move between different levels of abstraction when recounting experiences. This article argues for a nuanced approach to abstraction in storytelling that considers how specific details of stories – namely, actors, actions, contexts, and time – are excluded or abstracted in the recounting of experience, with a link between increased abstraction and implied moral judgement. The article first outlines the theoretical basis for this argument, and then shows specific examples of abstraction taken from stories about religious experience. Finally, the productive implications of a nuanced view of abstraction are outlined, including for narrative and discourse analysis, for understanding of storytelling and cognition, and for critical analysis of racist language.

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讲故事中的抽象

关于讲故事和叙事的讨论以不同的方式包括抽象，包括大师叙事（Bamberg，1997）和故事情节（Harré和van Lagenhove，1998）。然而，这些讨论通常将讲故事和抽象视为二元区别，而不是说话者在讲述经历时在不同抽象层次之间移动的光谱。这篇文章主张在讲故事中采用一种微妙的抽象方法，考虑故事的具体细节——即演员、动作、背景和时间——在讲述经验时是如何被排除或抽象的，并在增加的抽象性和隐含的道德判断之间建立联系。文章首先概述了这一论点的理论基础，然后展示了从宗教经历故事中抽象出来的具体例子。最后，概述了细致入微的抽象观的生产意义，包括叙事和话语分析，对讲故事和认知的理解，以及对种族主义语言的批判性分析。

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Narrative Inquiry Multiple-

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2.10

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14.30%

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期刊介绍： Narrative Inquiry is devoted to providing a forum for theoretical, empirical, and methodological work on narrative. Articles appearing in Narrative Inquiry draw upon a variety of approaches and methodologies in the study of narrative as a way to give contour to experience, tradition, and values to next generations. Particular emphasis is placed on theoretical approaches to narrative and the analysis of narratives in human interaction, including those practiced by researchers in psychology, linguistics and related disciplines.