There are people who has a semi-colon tattoo on any part of their bodies.
Do you know why?
Semi-colon means it is not over yet.
They believe that life is like a semi-colon. It continues.
When we write, we use ";" to emphasize that our sentence continues. It's just the same with your story. It's never over because it continues and never ends.
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This man first coined "Narrative Paradigm." He is WALTER FISHER.
•A professor emeritus at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication.
•In 1978, he introduced the concept of good reasons, which led to his proposal of the narrative paradigm in 1984.
•He proposed that offering good reasons has more to do with telling a compelling story than it does with piling up evidence or constructing a tight argument.
What is NARRATION?
NARRATION- symbolic actions—words and/or deeds—that have sequence and meaning for those who live, create, or interpret them.
What is PARADIGM?
PARADIGM- A conceptual framework; a universal model that calls for people to view events through a common interpretive lens.
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Together, these words sum up what Narrative Paradigm means.
Narrative Paradigm- A theoretical framework that views narrative as the basis of all human communication.
-highlights Fisher's belief that there is no communication of ideas that is purely descriptive or didactic.
Paradigm Shift: From a Rational-world Paradigm to a Narrative One
Rational-world paradigm- A scientific or philosophical approach to knowledge that assumes people are logical, making decisions on the basis of evidence and lines of argument.
5 assumptions of prevailing Rational-world Paradigm:
1. People are essentially rational.
2. We make decisions on the basis of arguments.
3. The type of speaking situation (legal, scientific, legislative) determines the course of our argument.
4. Rationality is determined by how much we know and how well we argue.
5. The world is a set of logical puzzles that we can solve through rational analysis.
5 Assumptions of prevailing Narrative Paradigm:
1.People are essentially storytellers.
2.We make decisions on the basis of good reasons,
which vary depending on the communication situation, media, and genre (philosophical, technical, rhetorical, or artistic).
3. History, biography, culture, and character determine what we consider good reasons.
4. Narrative rationality is determined by the coherence and fidelity of our stories.
5. The world is a set of stories from which we choose, and thus constantly re-create, our lives.
Narrative Rationality: Coherence And Fidelity
Narrative rationality- A way to evaluate the worth of stories based on the twin standards of narrative coherence and narrative fidelity.
Narrative coherence- Internal consistency with characters acting in a reliable fashion; the story hangs together.
Narrative fidelity- Congruence between values embedded in a message and what listeners regard as truthful and humane; the story strikes a responsive chord.
Hi! I am Maria Aimee A. Cariño, a MassComm-2A student in Ateneo de Davao University.
I posted this blog to help you guys understand further the Narrative Paradigm. I really do hope that this blog will help you. Kudos! God Bless!
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