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Chamberlin, J. Edward, 1943-
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Storytelling.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Storytelling -- Social aspects.
Rhetoric -- Social aspects.
Fiction -- Social aspects.
Tales -- Social aspects.
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Chamberlin, J. Edward, 1943-
Storytelling.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Storytelling -- Social aspects.
Rhetoric -- Social aspects.
Fiction -- Social aspects.
Tales -- Social aspects.
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Storylines
:
how
words
shape
our
world
/ J. Edward Chamberlin.
by
Chamberlin, J. Edward, 1943-
Douglas & McIntyre, 2023.
Call #:
808.543 C443s
Subjects
Storytelling.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Storytelling -- Social aspects.
Rhetoric -- Social aspects.
Fiction -- Social aspects.
Tales -- Social aspects.
ISBN:
9781771623513 (pbk)
Description:
198 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-190).
Summary:
"A brilliant and timely exploration of the power of stories and songs -- from both the distant past and today’s news -- counters despair and disillusionment with hope and possibility. Stories are
our
first and last survival strategy. For tens of thousands of years, they have told humanity what we know and what we don’t know, what to wonder about and what to watch out for. We draw comfort from
our
great myths, and from the storytelling of
our
contemporaries (including members of
our
families). Storytelling holds us together. And sometimes it keeps us apart. From the stories we tell children, to literary works, to pop music, stories take many forms and give
shape
and substance to things we believe, perpetuating ideals and identities and provoke controversy and conflict. They include explanations of the origin and purpose of things, of causes and effects and sequences of events, and of
our
relationships to the forces that surround us. They also
shape
the institutions we establish, the ways in which we constitute ourselves as communities, and the covenants we enter into with secular as well as spiritual powers. Stories that celebrate growth and development and “civilized” progress can be a hazard when we use them to destroy Indigenous homelands and heritages and the environment. Stories can also provide a form of resistance to the overpowering realities of the everyday, empowering
our
imaginations to create a sense of possibility. It is within storytelling, and by understanding
how
stories work, that we can find a way to bring sympathy and judgment back into the centre of
our
conversations about what we can -- and what we must -- do. Stories and songs, ours and those of others, can help us. They can save us."--Publisher.
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