Hannu L. T. Heikkinen
On the concepts of
narrative, story and narrative discourse
Presented 25.11.2010
in
Kasvatustieteen päivät 2010 Rovaniemi
Professor Emeritus
English Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
On the concepts of narrative, story and narrative discourse
Second Edition. Cambrigde: Cambrigde University Press
Hannu L. T. Heikkinen:
H. Porter Abbott (2009)
The Cambrigde Introduction to Narrative.
Kasvatustieteen päivät 2010 Rovaniemi
Consists of
Story
Narrative discourse
An event or a series of events
events as represented
Consists of
Events
Consist of
Entities
Consist of
Acts
Happenings
Intentional actions and
activities
Unintentional happenings
Characters
Settings
Entities who carry human
qualities who engage in acts
of the happenings and the acts
Heikkinen, H. 2010. On the concepts of narrative, story and narrative
discourse. Presented 25.11.2010 in Kasvatustieteen päivät 2010 Rovaniemi
Hannu L. T. Heikkinen:
Representation of an event
or a series of events
On the concepts of narrative, story and narrative discourse
Narrative
Based on H. Porter Abbott (2009) The Cambrigde Introduction to Narrative. Second Edition.
Kasvatustieteen päivät 2010 Rovaniemi
Happenings
Intentional actions and
activities
Unintentional happenings
RESTRICTIVE DEFINITIONS:
NON-RESTRICTIVE DEFINITIONS:
•At least two events
•Causality between events
•One event may form a narrative
•No causal connections required
Heikkinen, H. 2010. On the concepts of narrative, story and narrative
discourse. Presented 25.11.2010 in Kasvatustieteen päivät 2010 Rovaniemi
On the concepts of narrative, story and narrative discourse
Acts
Hannu L. T. Heikkinen:
Events
Based on H. Porter Abbott (2009) The Cambrigde Introduction to Narrative. Second Edition.
Kasvatustieteen päivät 2010 Rovaniemi
Settings
Entities who carry human
qualities who engage in acts
of the happenings and the acts
RESTRICTIVE DEFINITIONS:
NON-RESTRICTIVE DEFINITIONS:
•At least two characters
•One character is enough
Heikkinen, H. 2010. On the concepts of narrative, story and narrative
discourse. Presented 25.11.2010 in Kasvatustieteen päivät 2010 Rovaniemi
On the concepts of narrative, story and narrative discourse
Characters
Hannu L. T. Heikkinen:
Entities
Based on H. Porter Abbott (2009) The Cambrigde Introduction to Narrative. Second Edition.
Kasvatustieteen päivät 2010 Rovaniemi
Representation of an event
or a series of events
Consists of
Story
Narrative discourse
An event or a series of events
events as represented
”Expressing the
events in the world
out there?”
”Mediation or
construction of the
story?
”An event or a series of
events.”
”Events as represented.”
OR
”Events as construed?”
OR
”A social process of meaning
making?”
On the concepts of narrative, story and narrative discourse
Narrative
Hannu L. T. Heikkinen:
Critique:
Kasvatustieteen päivät 2010 Rovaniemi