Creation Of Narratives Research Articles

Traveling with a desirable destination: a dialogical analysis of professional identity formation among freshman medical students.

We aimed to examine medical students' perceptions regarding their professional identity and explore their creative narratives utilizing the Dialogical-Self Theory (DST). This is a mixed-method study. First-year medical students at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS, Tehran, Iran wrote a creative narrative about their perspectives on their future profession. Based on DST, qualitative-directed content analysis and summative approach were used to identify and quantify different "I-positions" to assess professional identity formation. One hundred eighty-eight first-year medical students at TUMS participated in the study in 2021-2022. In the creative narratives, the reference to "I" was more than other pronouns (he/she/they). The use of "I" positively correlated with rank in the university entrance exam (P value = 0.03). The highest application of "I" per participant belonged to the "present I-position," and the lowest to the "promoter," which has the highest rank in the formation of professional identity. Women tended to use the "present I-position" more than men (P value = 0.03). First-year medical students have accepted their self-role in forming professional identity; however, they have not found a vast perspective of it, as shown by their inability to use meta I-position and promoter I-position. Therefore, educators must provide plans within the curriculum to enhance competencies of professional identity formation. These plans can include incorporating narration writing to encourage medical students to reflect on their professional identity.

Comparative Analysis of Biblical Statements and Contemporary Science Views

This comparative analysis delves into the intricate relationship between Biblical science views and contemporary scientific perspectives. Examining biblical narratives through the lens of modern scientific understanding, the study navigates the complexities inherent in reconciling ancient wisdom with empirical methodologies. The analysis encompasses key themes such as the creation narrative, cosmology, and natural phenomena, emphasizing the symbolic richness and cultural contexts embedded in biblical texts. Acknowledging the Bible’s role as a sacred and moral guide, the study contrasts it with the evidence-based approaches of contemporary science. While the Bible offers timeless wisdom and moral teachings, its scientific views often reflect the understanding of the ancient world. Contemporary science, grounded in observation, experimentation, and empirical data, explores the natural world’s intricacies with a methodological rigor distinct from religious texts. The dialogue between these perspectives underscores the importance of recognizing the distinct purposes and realms of religious and scientific knowledge. Recommendations include fostering interdisciplinary collaborations, promoting educational initiatives that integrate both perspectives, and facilitating public dialogues to enhance mutual understanding. Ethical reflections derived from shared principles offer common ground, while continued research into the historical and cultural contexts of biblical texts contributes to nuanced interpretations. Ultimately, the study advocates for an inclusive and enlightened approach that nurtures a harmonious coexistence between faith and reason. By implementing these recommendations, it aims to create an environment fostering dialogue and collaboration between theologians, scientists, and the wider public. Through such efforts, a richer understanding of the universe and the diversity of human knowledge emerges, embracing the complexities of existence and celebrating the shared pursuit of wisdom.

Living on a Picture: Approaching Images and Life Stories in Social Media

If images were once conceived either as subordination or oppositions of words, the advent of the Internet has started new relationship dynamics between them. Within this digital scenario, vision and textuality intensely intertwine in the form of captions, posts, hyperlinks or other kind of social media content, daily handled by users. In this context, autobiographical narratives will take on a major role, shaping the way in which the subject conceives, forges and registers his or her identity in relation to the reader/viewer. This article aims to address the question, more present than ever, of how certain autobiographical narratives are disseminated through social networks, and how image and narrative dialogue within this framework. By addressing specific cases found on platforms such as Instagram, we will try to elucidate how these publications point to an ambivalent relationship with visual tropes or narratives associated with certain life experiences, either questioning it or contributing to the creation of a collective narrative. A complex interplay of image and narrative that will affect not only how we share life, but also how we understand it and construct it together with others in a changing world.

Narrative Creativity Training: A Case Study from the US Army

ABSTRACT: Though integral to thinking about causality, narrative—in particular narrative thinking—has been overlooked in traditional approaches to creativity studies and creative problem solving. Emphasizing the intrinsically speculative and causal aspects of narrative, this study investigates the effectiveness of narrative creativity training as a means of fostering innovative problem-solving skills within the US Army. Through two experiments conducted at the US Army Command and General Staff College, this research compares the outcomes of narrative training against conventional associational creativity training. Our results suggest that specifically narrative capacities are cognitively distinct, can be directly trained, and substantially improve problem solving. This research contributes to scholarship on the practical and empirical applications of narrative theory, as well as scholarship in creativity studies and creative problem solving, evincing the specific utility of narrative thinking in addressing complex, open-ended challenges.

Abuse of Criticism: T.S. Eliot and Northrop Frye’s Academic Ramp-up to “Fake News”

Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Defence of Poetry” originates T.S. Eliot’s 1932 Harvard Norton Lecture on “taste” maligning “a marked swing in his feelings toward Shelley's verse from fervid imitation to contemptuous disdain.” Lowe, P.J., 2002. Eliot’s acolyte, Northrop Frye, in 1957 follows similar tautology to exclude Shelley’s straw-man agonist, Thomas Love Peacock, from Anatomy of Criticism commentary over Sir Philip Sidney’s “Apology for Poesy,” Shelley’s obvious rhetorical target. Here we treat Eliot and Frye’s methodologies as a Prigozhin troll factory authoritarian oligarchic academic coup that, “like the Internet Research Agency, engage in … ‘coordinated inauthentic activity, ranging from the use of false names and the creation of false audiences to the publication of false stories and the creation of divisive narratives.”

(Re)Presenting Endarkened Narrative Inquiry Through Vulnerable, Empowered, and Spirit-Driven Narratives

This article extends the previous conversations around Endarkened Narrative Inquiry (ENI) and wisdom whisper. Endarkened narrative inquiry is a culturally situated qualitative framework rooted in Black women’s onto-epistemologies and narrative inquiry. Wisdom whisper is a qualitative data collection method that attends to the various nuances of language, attitudes, and upbringing that exist in discourse, particularly from an intergenerational context. In this article, I expand that knowledge base, informed by existing literature, to present the creation of Vulnerable, Empowered, and Spirit-Driven Narratives (VES Narratives) as an approach to qualitative data analysis and (re)presentation from a culturally situated perspective. Specifically, I offer VES Narratives to reconcile O’Neal’s and other scholars’ critiques of using Western Bildungsroman as a coming-of-age technique for people of color, especially women of color.

Assessing the Impact of Creative Tasks on Cognitive and Imaginative Development in Children

Children's cognitive and imaginative development is greatly enhanced by creative projects, which establish the groundwork for critical thinking, problem-solving, and flexibility. By evaluating improvements in creativity, memory, and problem-solving abilities, this study seeks to determine how creative activities affect children’s imaginative and cognitive growth. The dataset includes performance measures from 894 children between the ages of seven and ten who participated in eight weeks of either traditional or creative learning activities. Split the data into two groups, such as Group A (experimental group) and Group B (control group). A normal curriculum was followed by Group B (n=212), while Group A (n=481) participated in a variety of creative activities like music, art, and storytelling. Cognitive and imaginative assessments were administered pre- and post-intervention, covering four key indicators: fluency, originality in narrative creativity, flexibility and graphic abilities in drawing creativity. The results showed that the Group A had performed better than Group B in terms of originality. In conclusion, creative activities help children to develop specific cognitive and imaginative skills; this means that including them in curriculums is important for their overall development.

Ulasan Teologis dari Kalimat “Bumi Belum Berbentuk dan Kosong, Gelap Gulita Menutupi Samudera Raya” dalam Kejadian 1:1-2

This journal discusses the meaning and implications of Genesis 1:1-2 in the context of the creation narrative. The main focus is on the primitive condition of the earth before God’s act of creation. Analysis was carried out on the biblical text and various theologians. The findings show that Genesis 1:1-2 describes an unstructured and empety initial state, which later became the foundation for the creation process. The creation narrative in Genesis 1:1-2 is one of the main foundations of Cristian theology. This research aims to dig deeper into the theological meaning of the phrase “the earth was formless and empty” in Genesis 1:1-2. The main focus is on the primitive condition of the earth before creation, and its implications for understanding God’s power and creativity. This research seeks to clarify various existing interpretations, especially regarding the concept of “tohu wabohu” and its relationship with other creation theories. A close analysis of Genesis 1:1-2 shows that the phrase “the earth was formless and empty” describes an intial state that was unstructured and without form. This condition is not the result of previous destruction, but is a “blank canvas” for God’s creative work. Thorugh His words, God transforms chaos into order, brings light into darkness, and creates everything from nothing. This research provides new contributions, namely: presenting a comprehensive review of various theological views regarding Genesis 1:1-2 including comparisons with other creation theories such as the gap theory, providing a deeper interpretation of the concept of “tohu wabohu” and clarifyng misunderstandings that often occur, highlights the implications of understanding the early conditions of the earth for our understanding of God’s power and creativity and the relationship between creator and creation.

What If We All Appear? Audiovisual Workshop in Schools Located in the Metropolitan Region of Buenos Aires

Abstract The outcomes of research conducted through audiovisual workshops in two public state schools located in urban poverty contexts of the Metropolitan Region of Buenos Aires reveal the manner in which students “appear” as protagonists and narrators of lives that are typically portrayed by others. The authors’ hypothesis is that this methodological approach facilitates the inclusion of students living in impoverished contexts, providing alternative perspectives on contemporary ways of life. In this context, the authors understand inclusion as the possibility of their bodies to “appear” and the creation of an alternative narrative regarding precarious circumstances. Their bodies and narratives are often silenced, and they are usually portrayed as symbols of resilience, danger or sensationalism. Their narratives are useful to discomfort the audience about social inequalities. Within this framework, the authors demonstrate how the audiovisuals by the students offer different avenues for making a presence in the political landscape, distinct from the conventional ways in which individuals experiencing poverty and precarity are conventionally depicted.

‘Let’s brew a new Brussels’: imaginaries of the circular economy

Abstract In this paper, I mobilise the notion of imaginaries to analyse a case of the circular economy (CE) in the region of Brussels, Belgium, where bread surplus from mass retail is upcycled to produce a local and more sustainable beer. I examine circular imaginaries and how they are translated into urban practices and materialised in the city. My analysis shows that the craft and post-industrial narratives of new circular products may find a positive echo at the urban level when re-development strategies to attract new productive activities mobilise similar narratives of creativity, innovation and craft skills. It concludes that CE risks becoming a rallying signifier helping to support a discourse coalition on the productive and circular city.

“I got given all these keys”: a photovoice study examining master and alternative narratives and nonbinary identity formation in London’s queer communities

Background Nonbinary people may rely on queer communities to resist cisnormative erasure and shape their sense of identity. However, transnormativity within queer communities may repudiate nonbinary identities. The Master Narrative Framework informs our understanding of how cis- and transnormative narratives are negotiated within queer communities, but no study has yet applied this framework to specifically study nonbinary identity formation. Better understanding of nonbinary identity formation is a key task for clinicians and researchers to offer appropriate care to these populations. Aim The study aimed to understand trans + intra-community processes and their impact on nonbinary identity formation, exploring dominant master and alternative narratives and developing further recommendations for research in this under-studied area. Methods Grounded in a constructionist framework and feminist theory, the study used photovoice. Ten nonbinary individuals were trained on photovoice and participated in focus groups and interviews. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Results Findings identified four prevalent master and alternative narratives: The different one: master narrative of imposters; and the three alternative narratives of To be queer is to reject the norm; To be nonbinary is to appear androgynous and To be queer is to go out. Participants’ identity shifted and took shape in response to their lived experience of these narratives; however they resisted the pressure to present an unchanging identity. Discussion Results were presented in light of previous findings. Further research is warranted on nonbinary identities that looks beyond deficit-based understandings and nuances processes of identity formation and narrative creation.

A HOLISTIC INQUIRY INTO RISK COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS: YOUTH-LED INITIATIVES AND SOCIETAL ENGAGEMENT IN SURABAYA'S RURAL LANDSCAPES

The overarching aim of this community service program is to contribute significantly to the understanding of risk communication dynamics and its profound implications within broader societal contexts. Beyond mere dissemination of information, this initiative serves as a comprehensive study, delving into the intricate web of societal attitudes, perceptions, and the intricate pathways through which information traverses within communities. Central to this endeavor is the creation of educational videos geared towards enhancing community awareness, particularly targeting the youth in rural village settings. These videos, crafted by local youth in Surabaya, encapsulate not only informative content but also culturally nuanced messaging that resonates deeply with the intended audience. Methodologically, the program adopts a multifaceted approach. Firstly, it involves the online dissemination of educational materials, strategically targeting bustling areas in Surabaya, notably Petemon and Kaliasin. Secondly, it encompasses Focus Group Discussions with children, providing invaluable insights into their utilization of smartphone cameras and their perceptions of media content. Lastly, the program includes a hands-on video workshop, empowering children to actively participate in the creation of visual narratives, thereby fostering a sense of ownership and agency. The duration of the research spanned a comprehensive 15-day period, allowing for in-depth exploration and analysis of community dynamics and perceptions. The outcomes of these community engagement activities unveil nuanced layers of perception and understanding regarding COVID-19 prevention programs, particularly the government's vaccination efforts. Notably, there emerges a preference for peer-driven engagement, with individuals opting to involve those within their immediate social circles. Within this communal framework, the created videos serve as powerful tools, employing a blend of straightforward visual storytelling and everyday language to effectively communicate crucial messages, thereby fostering a sense of collective responsibility and empowerment within the community.

After Typhoon Morakot: Creative Narratives of Paiwan Artists Etan Pavavalung and Aluaiy Kaumakan on Social Media

<p>本研究旨在探究在2009年莫拉克風災之後，屏東排灣族藝術家Aluaiy Kaumakan（武玉玲）與Etan Pavavalung（伊誕．巴瓦瓦隆）相關的創作實踐論述，如何以藝術實踐回應氣候與環境變遷。研究者以藝術本位研究觀點，社群媒體為文化場域，從其策展、創作發表後的媒體事件中檢視並建構研究文本，分別從自 述、評論與訪談三類資料中分析其創作論述。研究發現，Aluaiy 將纏繞型態的裝 置藝術視為部落連結的媒介，透過編織、拓印等技法，作為記錄遷徙後女性身分 與環境聯繫的意識；Etan 則是應用Venecik 的文化概念，建構「紋砌刻畫」的創 作形式，詮釋部落傳統智慧與生態關係的內容。最後，兩位排灣族藝術家的情感 與創作實踐，緊密聯繫在耆老與土地的故事、神話的文化記憶，同時也透過作品 再現族語作為藝術實踐回應的中介概念，表徵人文與自然之間的關係，土地是個 人與群體的文化根源，自然則是生命間相互影響的有機體，藝術創作則能作為個 人感受與文化意義交織的詮釋文本，以回應當代氣候與環境變遷的議題。</p> <p> </p><p>This study aimed to explore the creative practices and discourses of Paiwan artists Aluaiy Kaumakan (Wu Yuling) and Etan Pavavalung in response to climate and environmental changes after the Typhoon Morakot in 2009. Adopting an art-based research perspective and considering social media as a cultural domain, this study examined and constructed the research text from media events following their curation and creative presentations. Specifically, self-narratives, comments, and interviews were analyzed to determine their creative discourse. The analysis results revealed that Aluaiy regarded the intertwining installations as a medium of tribal connection, using techniques such as weaving and rubbing to record the consciousness of post-migration female identity and environmental connections. Etan applied Venecik’s cultural concept and developed the innovative visual art form of trace layer carve paint to interpret traditional tribal wisdom and tribal relationship with the ecological environment. Finally, the emotional and creative practices of the two Paiwan artists are closely linked to the stories of indigenous elders with the land and the cultural memory of myths. The artworks represent indigenous languages as an intermediary concept in artistic practice, which signifies the relationship between humanityand nature, where the land is the cultural root of individuals and communities, and nature is an organism influencing lives. Artistic creation serves as an interpretive text interweaving personal feelings and cultural meanings in response to contemporary issues of climate and environmental change.</p> <p> </p>

Expressive writing and telling and participatory action research: developing a relational ethics of practice for story-based interventions in crisis settings

ABSTRACT Recent work in Expressive Telling, an oral form of Expressive Writing, has demonstrated the usefulness of a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach in the design of narrative therapeutic interventions in post-conflict and crisis settings. This paper outlines how a combined PAR/relational ethics approach informed a recent Expressive Telling project supporting vulnerable families in the Akkar region of Lebanon (2020–21) enabling the development of strong relational bonds among stakeholders that sustained the project in the face of Lebanon's social and economic upheaval and the COVID-19 crisis. This collaborative, iterative methodology enabled the development of thics in practice forged by attending to relationships and valuing the voices of all stakeholders, UK and Lebanon-based, through life storytelling practice, generating new knowledge and practices to meet the challenges of the crisis. This approach enabled stakeholders to jointly consider the effects of crisis settings on ethical research practice principles in wider creative narrative interventions.

Flourishing in a Binary World: The Creation of Transgender Alternative Narratives

Flourishing in a Binary World: The Creation of Transgender Alternative Narratives

Mites, Mildew and Anheuser-Busch: How Pests, Big Beer, and Hops Shaped the Craft Brewing Industry

The American craft beer industry’s creation narrative is rooted in countercultural food politics. Popular stories describe how plucky brewers pioneered complex and hoppy beers that revolutionized a bland American beer industry dominated by industrial lagers. Hops are now the most celebrated ingredient in the craft beer industry and serve as visual representations of the artisanal and revolutionary values of small brewers that contrasts with the industrial and bland products of the nation’s massive lager brewers. The history of hops and brewing presented here, however, demonstrates the connections between big and small brewers and the environmental impacts of craft brewers’ hoppy beers otherwise obscured by their preferred dichotomous narrative. Craft beer grew in tandem with the modern hop industry and became enmeshed with big business and industrial agricultural practices to access their signature commodity, hops. By integrating environmental and business history, this article explores how brewers, scientists, farmers, and nonhumans influenced each other to create the modern craft brewing industry. This approach demonstrates the often-obscured connections between big and small firms by examining the environments, organisms, and supply chains they depend upon.

Dealing With Territorial Boundaries, Space, and Time in Robinson Crusoe and Life of Pi Novels (Postcolonial Perspective)

Today's globalization eliminates time, space, distance, and national barriers. The two novels examined in this study implied those issues. The objective of this study is to analyze the territorial boundaries, spatial dimensions, and temporal aspects that evoke a profound impact in Robinson Crusoe and Life of Pi, employing a postcolonial perspective. Both of these works originated from a shared concept, specifically the theme of being stranded as a result of a shipwreck. However, these novels were written throughout distinct times spanning several centuries. Robinson Crusoe was published in the 18th century, whilst Life of Pi was published during the 21st century. The similar concept of "Castaway" does not imply the creation of an identical narrative. The level of precision in the portrayal of territorial boundaries, space, and time in these two works is noteworthy, but they exhibit certain distinctions. The narrative of Robinson Crusoe prominently features people embodying the roles of master and slave, hence highlighting the concept of social boundaries. Contrarily, Life of Pi explores the ambiguous nature of borders about territory, space, and time, as they are consistently subject to dispute. Consequently, the delineation of power dynamics between characters is likewise a matter of contestation. In conclusion, these two novels convey two different ideologies by territory, space, and time considered through the lens of post-colonialism. The span of centuries demonstrates the diversity of human interpretations of them. Robinson Crusoe conveys the idea that colonialism is inevitable. Meanwhile, Life of Pi interprets colonialism as cruelty.

Disinformation and health: fact-checking strategies of Spanish health public institutions through YouTube

IntroductionThrough their social media, public institutions address fake news and tackle disinformation that affects both them and the general public. With the rise of online video platforms, the audiovisual format has made its way as a dynamic and engaging format that allows for the creation of narratives to counter distorted information. This circumstance is particularly noticeable in the healthcare sector, where most of the recent fact-checking activity is taking place.MethodologyThrough the analysis of the official YouTube channels of the health departments of all Spanish autonomous communities from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023, this paper explores the use of audiovisual fact-checking by Spanish regional governments, and it describes the nature of these videos and the strategies undertaken on that platform to tackle disinformation.ResultsDespite the expected territorial disparities, the research findings show that an increasing number of Spanish regional health authorities are using YouTube to fight disinformation. They also show that the videos posted on that platform provide a strong response to fake news, either as a preventive measure or in response to existing publications.DiscussionIn the current landscape of declining mass media, where audience dispersion leads a to (sometimes deliberate) fragmentation of discourse, we are confronted with the paradox of being a society with access to a vast amount of information, but not well-informed. Therefore, it is essential to have strong institutions that verify fake content through popular formats.

“This kind of life has no meaning”

“This kind of life has no meaning”

Fashioning DIY digital archives: Unsettling academic research to centre garment workers’ voices

Recent calls for decentring Eurocentric frameworks across fashion studies, alongside growing commitments to worker rights, calls for a circular economy, waste reduction and more sustainable materials draw attention to the complex and intractable social, environmental and political challenges facing the global sector. Here we point out how academic research is also implicated in reproducing inequalities, through practices of data collection, analysis and knowledge dissemination. Specifically, in the case of fashion, how worker representation, and indeed worker control over representations of their lived experiences, including labour activism, is lacking in academic research. In this article, we argue that DIY Academic Archiving can be utilized by academics, including fashion scholars, as a powerful tool for remaking fashion research. We propose unsettling usual practices around data management, as well as redirecting current moves for open research data. Turning instead to inspiration from radical archival theory and practice, we explore the potential for co-creating open-access digital archives of research data – here workers’ own stories – to open up possibilities for workers to be more involved in the creation of public narratives about fashion. While not a panacea for resolving all the ills of the fashion industry, we see research processes where workers have more control over their own stories, and how they are used, as a critical step in reimagining fashion scholarship.