Art Of Storytelling Research Articles

Drama as an Aid in Academic Learning and Creative Writing: The CBS Radio Mystery Theater

A comprehensive radio series of 1,399 episodes which originally ran seven nights a week from January 1974 to December 1982. The series dealt with a very large expanse of subject matter, not only in classic and modern literature and history, but also at times featured basic facts in the areas of the sciences including chemistry, medicine, astronomy and physics. As a result, the series served, and continues to serve as an effective educational tool in addition to being a source of entertainment very similar in style to the audiobook. It also serves as a virtual template for the study of the art of storytelling and creative writing.

Anthropomorphism as an art of storytelling: Exploring Aesthetics and Ethical Implications in Children’s Literature

Animals are extremely important to children’s books. Among other narrative functions, animals serve as essential metaphors for understanding the human animal. They provide emotional comfort, stimulate imagination, and offer a safe space for exploring complex themes, all of which contribute to children's emotional and cognitive development. Beyond their psychological appeal, animal characters in children's literature also offer significant educational value. This paper explores the aesthetics and ethical implications of anthropomorphism in Children’s Literature. Anthropomorphism is transmitted in kids through storytelling and then in the form of print media. It enhances the cognitive skills in children. The concept can be used in many ways to inculcate moral lessons in children. It teaches how to look at life. Kids learn to deal with their emotions. The paper analyses the stories of Panchatantra and Aesop’s Fables and the concept of Anthropomorphism and how it is used in children’s stories to understand and give a persona to the creatures who live alongside humans.

Assessment of Foot In Female Kathak Dancers

Background: Kathak is the art of storytelling and conveying it to the audience in a different way. Now a days kathak is spreading worldwide, and people are learning and chasing the challenges at top level for this the kathak dancers are focusing more and more over the riyaz followed by intense practice. Tatkar is an important component of this dance form which is performed by foot of dancer, commonly called as footwork. The population increasingly demand the repetitive rhythmic movements at ankle joint and to maintain the ankle stability there is requirement of heavy muscle work. This study examines postural deviations in the foot of female kathak dancers. Methods: The design was quantitative descriptive study utilizing Self Made Questionnaire developed specially for the research and foot posture index scale with the navicular drop test. The questionnaire contained questions related years of practice and frequency of practice with the pain associated to lower limb. Results: Percentage of people with normal and supinated conditions for both right and left feet across the different variables. It's notable that the categories for Pronated, Highly Pronated, and Highly Supinated feet were not observed in the datasets. Conclusion: In the present study it is found out that about 80% of total population have no postural changes found out in the foot the reason behind that can be the regular warm up cool down sessions, stretching and much more postural awareness. To avoid the foot problems and postural deviation now a days institutes are taking great warm up and cool down sessions with stretching for at least 1 hour and then startup with the forceful riyaz. Further research is warranted to make standardized warm up and cool down protocols for kathak dancers. KEYWORDS: Tatkar, kathak, Riyaz, Postural changes, footwork.

A POLICY ENTREPRENEUR’S EIGHT‐STEP GUIDE TO TURN IDEAS TO IMPACT

AbstractSheldrick, the co‐founder of Global Citizen, writes about “how to bring about meaningful change in today’s divided world.” He discusses the concept of the policy entrepreneur, which he says is “a term coined by political scientist John Kingdon.” Sheldrick’s eight steps of policy entrepreneurship are, in his words, (1) Know your policy goal (2) Know which stakeholders matter and how to influence them (3) Mastering the art of timing (4) Mastering the art of storytelling (5) Embrace pragmatic idealism (6) Leveraging your partners’ strengths (7) Know your endgame (8) Communicate stories of success. Within step one: “A well‐defined policy goal is a linchpin that turns good intentions, such as halting illegal deforestation or curbing the spread of infectious diseases, into impactful change.” In step two: “To drive effective change, you must go where those in power meet.” In step three: “Effective policy entrepreneurs identify the opportune moment to advocate for their policy goal and proactively explore ways to expand its acceptability.” In step four: “To craft a memorable story, emphasize the “why” to build trust and provide practical solutions—the “how” —for a chaotic world.”

Global and Micro Analysis of Discourse Coherence Relations in English and American Literature

This research paper, titled Global and Micro Analysis of Discourse Coherence Relations in English and American Literature, delves into the intricate world of discourse coherence relations within the realm of English and American literature. Employing discourse coherence theory, the study conducts, global and micro-level analyses of selected literary works to uncover the profound connections between language, narrative, and the human psyche. The paper begins with an exploration of the background and significance of the study, highlighting the importance of understanding how literary texts achieve coherence and coherence relations. It emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of discourse coherence theory, bridging the fields of literature and linguistics. The research objectives are outlined, focusing on the examination of overarching discourse coherence, micro-level linguistic and semantic connections, and their impact on character development, narrative structure, and thematic exploration. The literature review section provides an overview of previous research in the field, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive study combining both global and micro-level analyses of discourse coherence in literature. Scholars such as Teun A. van Dijk, Michael Hoey, and Walter Nash have contributed valuable insights into the analysis of coherence relations in texts. In conclusion, this research aims to enrich our understanding of the art of storytelling and the human experience as conveyed through language.

Unearthing the art of storytelling: A closer look at Sir Arther Canon Doyle’s B24

Narratives play a crucial role in our understanding of the world, identity formation, empathy building and imparting moral lessons. The purpose of the study is to evaluate how Doyle uses Labov's model focusing on the narrative's elements. The intricacy of the story is revealed by the qualitative methodology which highlights Doyle's skill for writing captivating stories with vivid settings and multifaceted characters such as lady Mannering and even minor characters like the innkeeper. This study analyzes the structural and linguistic elements in Doyle’s “B24” using Labov’s sociolinguistic model. The central conflict revolves around the burglar's struggles and lady Mannering’s quest for freedom but the resolution remains uncertain, reflecting the complexities of truth and deception. Doyle uses narrative devices, literary techniques, grammatical elements and precise language to convey a moral lesson about trusting strangers and the importance of caution. These elements contribute to constructing a compelling narrative that captivates readers and heightens suspense. Future research could include a comparative analysis of Doyle’s works from the same era exploring the impact of structural and linguistic differences on reader interpretation, investigating the function of narratives and comparing narrative elements across different adventure stories. Labov’s model could also be applied to analyzing narrative poems and short films. This study is pertinent for people in the field of literature, teachers and authors who aim to improve their understanding of narrative techniques.

Telling tales in early years

World Storytelling Day falls on 20 March later this month and is a celebration of the art of oral storytelling. Storyteller Marion Leeper shares more about what children can learn through telling and listening to oral tales, and how early years educators can use the practice to inspire a love of stories among the children in their care.

Escaping the Tyranny of Academic Writing for the Narrative

Narrative medicine programs have become increasingly popular among physicians, aiming to teach doctors and other caregivers sensitive interviewing skills and the art of empathic listening and storytelling to improve patient care. An estimated 80% of medical schools in the United States teach some form of narrative medicine writing. To honor patients’ stories, however, it is necessary to break free of the tyranny of academic medicine writing and learn how to discover one’s true voice. By adopting new strategies and approaches, physicians can bridge the gap between academic writing and narrative medicine writing and discover a more enjoyable, expressive, and still professional way of writing.

Museum as a transmedia instrument

The concept of transmedia has gradually “merged” into the modern cultural space and the field of other industries, expanding the possibilities for generating and broadcasting public content. Every day, hundreds of publications are created on various channels that carry a lot of meanings, gaining thousands of likes and views, plunging into the minds of their users and forcing them to follow the story and its heroes. The modern museum is not only actively involved in the process of broadcasting information through various media, but has also become an independent tool of the transmedia world. The purpose of this article is to define the museum as one of the possible media channels or tools for the transfer of historical knowledge, popularization of digital heritage, communication, on the one hand, and an independent object that uses a variety of formats and resources to create and broadcast its own content, on the other. It is appropriate to mention such a concept as “museum storytelling”, which is seen as the art of captivating storytelling using various techniques used in museum practice with the help of special media. In this regard, we identify several components of museum storytelling: first, the presence of a narrative, which becomes the core of the interaction between the museum and its audience; second, the use of a variety of formats, means, channels and forms for the creation and broadcasting of museum narrative; and the third is the participation of the audience in the process of creating and broadcasting media content. Thus, the museum acquires the role of an intermediary, a mediator of socially significant contexts, including them in everyday life and human interests, modeling historical reality and broadcasting new accents of mass culture.

Sustainable Education for Sustainable Future: Art of Storytelling for Enhancing Creativity, Knowledge Retention on the Acme of Successful Education

Sustainable Education for Sustainable Future: Art of Storytelling for Enhancing Creativity, Knowledge Retention on the Acme of Successful Education

Words as Medicine: The Therapeutic Art of Storytelling in Michaelides "The Silent Patient"

This study focuses on the way health care providers can connect to and comprehend their patients through narratives. This work sheds light on the area of narrative medicine by presenting a way of improving clinicians' responses to patients' suffering as well as their own experiences. It also explains that narrative medicine is significantly based on three primary factors that are Attention, Affiliation, Representation between clinicians and the patients. In this concept, patients and doctors used to communicate mostly through storytelling, and the ability to deeply pay attention to storytelling. Alex Michaelides The Silent Patient expertly affects what occurs in Alicia's life, whose ideal existence suffers when she killed her husband in a surprising act, then mysteriously goes silent, refusing to speak, and checking her into an insane asylum. In this study the researcher applies the theory of NARRATIVE MEDICINE in literature by Rita Charon and also uses a narrative approach. This study investigates the protagonist past, her traumas and the purposes behind her mysterious quietness to understand when emotions constantly pile up inside of a person, they all suddenly burst into flame and one can frequently get revenge out of mystery.

Storytelling traditions of olonkhosuts of Khangalassky district

The study of regional traditions of olonkho is considered to be a relevant direction in Yakut folkloristics. According to the materials of S. D. Mukhopleva and N. A. Diakonova, research fellows of the Institute of Humanitarian Research and North Indigenous Peoples Problems, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, about 60 olonkhosuts (olonkho tellers) lived on the territory of Khangalassky district since the 17th century. This indicates that the art of storytelling was quite widespread in Khangalassky district. The study of the storytelling tradition of olonkhosuts of Khangalassky district belongs to the little-studied topics in Yakut folkloristics. Object of the study is the storytelling traditions of Khangalassky district olonkhos. The subject of the study is olonkhosuts of Khangalassky district, forms of performing olonkho, and the areal of existence. The aim of the work is to study the performing tradition of the Khangalassky district olonkho. The following research methods were used in the article: descriptive method - to characterise the forms of everyday life; the cartographic method with the use of geographic information systems - to determine the areal of the olonkho tradition in Khangalassky district. As a result of the research we identified the names of 78 olonkhosuts from different sources: the reference book "Olonkhosuts of Yakutia", the bibliographic guide of Khangalassky district library, the Olonkho website, the Digital Archive of the Olonkho Research Institute of the North-Eastern Federal University, and from the memories of local residents. We divided the storytelling traditions of Khangalass olonkhosuts into 4 local groups: Malzhagar olonkhosuts, Maltan olonkhosuts, olonkhosuts of Erkeni area and olonkhosuts of Samyrtai area.

Digital Storytelling and Multimedia Tools for Teaching Language and Literature

This study explains how digital stories are used in teaching language and literature. This paper shows how the art of storytelling can be effectively used with growing digital technology. There is a tremendous shift from print to digital media in the 21st century. The traditional oral storytelling method has changed to visual digital media stories with video, audio, and 3D objects, this helps the readers to interact with stories currently. Digital storytelling is the result of combining different media elements into a coherent story. The digital story presentation is short but it is attractive. They stimulate the senses and imagination and are suitable for different learning styles. Nowadays our student curriculum is different, they have distance education, online education, and direct education. Because of this, we have to blend our classroom education with computers and new technologies. Teachers and professors use computers, scanners, printers, cameras, and the Internet in classrooms. Teachers use effective technology to increase student learning and understanding. In the olden days, people tell stories to children at bedtime, nowadays computers are creating multiple stories, and humans need not want to break their heads to tell stories. Everything is digital now, so it is much easier to create stories for our written literature and second language teaching. The students are very interested in seeing visual stories for their lessons.

Advocacy and Fundraising through Strategic Communication: A Critical Literature Review in China

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore on the advocacy and fundraising through strategic communication in China. Methodology: The study adopted a desktop research methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low-cost technique as compared to field research, as the main cost is involved in executive's time, telephone charges and directories. Thus, the study relied on already published studies, reports and statistics. This secondary data was easily accessed through the online journals and library. Findings: The findings revealed that there exists a contextual and methodological gap relating to the on the advocacy and fundraising through strategic communication in China. The findings from the empirical studies on reveal several key trends and insights. First, digital communication channels have emerged as pivotal tools for nonprofits. Personalized and emotionally resonant content, coupled with consistent engagement strategies, significantly increase donor participation and donation rates. Second, storytelling is a universally powerful tool in advocacy and fundraising efforts. Whether through written narratives or video content, storytelling has consistently proven its ability to engage donors on a personal and emotional level. Sharing authentic and compelling stories about the impact of donations not only deepens donor relationships but also motivates ongoing support. Recommendations: Storytelling emerged as a powerful communication tool across various studies. To effectively convey their mission and engage supporters, nonprofits should prioritize the art of storytelling. This involves sharing authentic, relatable, and emotionally resonant narratives that connect donors to the cause on a personal level. Providing real-life examples of how donations make a difference can strengthen donor relationships and encourage ongoing support. Nonprofits should train their communication teams in storytelling techniques and consistently incorporate compelling narratives into their advocacy and fundraising campaigns. Furthermore, the studies emphasize the significance of transparency and building trust with donors. Nonprofits should be open and honest about their goals, progress, and the impact of their work. Clear communication about how donations are utilized can enhance donor trust and confidence. Organizations should consider creating impact reports and sharing success stories regularly to keep supporters informed about the outcomes of their contributions.

Integrating an artificial intelligence chatbot in scientific communication: Dos and don’ts

The art of narrative and storytelling in scientific prose is now considered as an integral part of any well-rounded scientific communication process. Hence, when the AI-driven ChatGPT facility was made available online many scientists wanted to assess this new marvel. Over the course of several months, we explored its functionalities and opportunities in the field of scientific publication and collected both positive and negative experiences. Among the latter, the most compelling example was asking ChatGPT for scientific references. In this short communication we describe dialogs in which we sought to steer the AI towards fact-based assertions while it continued to produce false citations of papers, abstracts, communication to non-existing congresses, etc. Through exchanges on the forum of the open AI platform we realized that other scientists have encountered the same problem, even when searching for patents and industrial property rights. Our recommendation is that the AI of ChatGPT would be instructed on the role and uniqueness of scientific paper citations. Moreover, relevant agencies should plan for creating and adopting policies to rule out inappropriate behaviors by AI in fields in which errors could cost (at least) loss of trust in science by the general population.

Editorial

Welcome to the first edition of the LINK Praxis Practice-led Design Research and Global South Journal. Established as an open-access academic journal, LINK Praxis aims to foster critical and innovative thought on practice-led design research practices emanating from the Global South. By bridging practice with academic integrity, we are committed to publishing high-quality, peerreviewed work centred on novelty, soundness, impact, and ethics. In our inaugural issue, we present ten articles that highlight the significance of practice as both an inquiry mode and a result of scholarly research, positioned from Aotearoa New Zealand. This edition celebrates a diverse range of contributors: eight Māori, one Pasifika, and two South American researchers who have collaborated closely with Māori counterparts. Journeying through this volume, readers are invited to engage with the multifaceted layers of Indigenous thought — from the realms of filmmaking and photography to the art of storytelling and performance. Each narrative provides a perspective into Global South’s and the use of creative practice as a methodological approach to scholarly research. The issue serves as an homage to the trailblazers – those who, through innovation and critical thinking, are reshaping the contours of design research with relationships with indigenous knowledge. We invite you to embrace the inevitable metamorphoses, challenges, and prospects that lie on the horizon, working to mould a design future that harmonises ancestral sagacity with design practice.

The art of storytelling: against the instrumentalisation of stories as information sources in climate communication

Storytelling is an important tool of public engagement for researchers, not least for climate scholars. However, a problem arises when stories are treated instrumentally as means of delivering specific messages and as information sources. In particular, controlled experiments measuring the impact of stories on readers may misrepresent how stories work in practice. In this article, we shift perspective and re-emphasise the complexity of storytelling by analyzing the role of stories in three “climate fiction” novels: Sands of Sarasvati by Risto Isomäki, Green Earth by Kim Stanley Robinson and Tentacle by Rita Indiana. We highlight four underrepresented perspectives on storytelling: (1) stories may be used as time-resistant sources of scientific evidence; (2) stories may provide moral guidance; (3) stories have the ability to make connections, organizing events and agencies; and (4) stories afford storytellers agency to act on climate change. We thus conclude that efforts to evaluate the impact of stories require an understanding of how stories function in specific works of art.

"Dişileştirilmiş" Doğu'da Kadın: Şehrazat ile Peçe Duvarını Yıkmak

Orientalism is portrayed by Edward Said within the context of how cultural differences have made the West construct an image of the East with the dichotomy of Orient/Occident. Numerous writings have been engendered depicting Eastern culture, tradition, and religion that shaped the West’s perceptions of the East. These writings have revolved around not only ethnicity and religion but also gender, hence leading to the juxtaposition of the dichotomy Orient-Occident with that of feminine-masculine. This alignment has brought forward the most common stereotype pertaining to the place of woman, in other words, the veiled woman which is a predominant symbol of the East. Thus, the East can be said to have been “feminized” by the West. Initiated by the cultural, political, and religious divide between the West and the East, this “feminization” was deepened by ongoing representations of Oriental women by Westerners in the history of Orientalism: how veiled woman has been kept “silence” in the East. Unlike these representations, there is a powerful woman who broke this silence and inspired Oriental women: Scheherazade. Through her stories, Scheherazade encouraged men to look past their own ignorance and biases, recognize the existence and value of women, and encourage women to remove their own veil to demand their rights. In this paper, the aim is to explore how Scheherazade in The Tales of One Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nights) inspirited Oriental women through the art of storytelling to fight for emancipation from the engrained stereotypes.

The Maypole of Merry Vagabonds: Hawthorne’s “The Seven Vagabonds” and the Birth of Conservative Utopia

Abstract Hawthorne’s often-neglected tale, “The Seven Vagabonds” (1833), portrays one of the most significant instances of a vagabond’s way of life eventually materialized in literary pursuit. This paper examines the short story in light of Mikhail Bakhtin’s notion of ‘carnival’, explicating how each vagabond arriving at the wagon offers some tantalizing glimpses of what a Bakhtinian carnival looks like. These carnivalesque features include the immediate familiarity between the characters, the suspension of moral and social rules, embodiment, and unfinalizabilty. Acting as the prelude to Stamford, the vagabonds’ merry gathering is ultimately canceled out. It is finally argued that the failure of the vagabonds’ utopia marks the narrator’s momentum of transformation, leading him to internalize the carnival spirit of vagabonds within his own imaginative mind and to change the role of carnival from an actual event to a literary pursuit, embodied in the creative and subjective art of storytelling. This transformation of carnivalization tallies well with Hawthorne’s modified political vision of utopianism in the aftermath of the Brook Farm experiment and Bakhtin’s configuration of carnival after its decline as a public event in the Renaissance.

Digitalised Responses: Understanding the Digital Literary Spaces in the Light of Keshava Guha’s Accidental Magic

Literature was quick to respond to emerging digital technologies in the late 1990s. Fiction writing and publishing took to the Internet, although traditional methods of print publication largely remained in place. However, it became evident that the literary world had embraced online platforms to produce and consume literature. Keshava Guha’s debut novel Accidental Magic (2019) captures this transformation from print to the digital world in the early 2000s. This paper is a study on how digital technology is adopted and utilised by literary readers in Accidental Magic. It also analyses digital technology’s impact on the art of storytelling. The paper concludes that online communities have introduced a new means of storytelling, which is now a two-way process, unlike what was the case in the pre-internet era. Also, mainstream literature is frequently and actively challenged – and promoted – on digital media. Guha’s novel illustrates how online platforms impact the lives of four people, suggesting that such platforms have the power to change the dynamics of human relationships and alter reader interactions with literature in general.