Discusses insights from the 13 "docustories" about teaching published in the same issue of the journal. Groups the stories into three themes: (1) toward a performative pedagogy; (2) dialogical dimensions of pedagogical encounters; and (3) the work of teaching. (SR)

Considers the way two teachers have adopted storytelling as an instructional practice in English teacher preparation courses. Discusses how the "other" is represented in stories and questions the ethics of doing such storytelling. (HB)

Develops an approach to rhetorical criticism by integrating the work of Marxist literary critic Frederic Jameson with that of the depth psychologist C. G. Jung. Reconceptualizes the cultural psyche as composed of historical and universal elements, redefines the rhetorical and moral functions of narrative texts, and casts the rhetorical critic as…

Dunlop's account of narrative resolves puzzles about second-order desire and evincing complex emotions, but it works with a too simple view of emotion. This article suggests how a different view of the connection between narrative and emotion can have similar consequences. (five references) (Author/LB)

This study examined keyword signing (KWS), a communication approach used with nonspeaking individuals. Acoustic measures and judgments of 20 adult listeners were used to evaluate KWS and Spoken-Only narratives. KWS narratives were produced with a slower articulation rate, because of increased pause and speech segment duration and increased pause…

Examines memory for visual narratives as a function of cinematic structure. Identifies two important principles (establishing shots and directional continuity) for restructuring real-world activities into coherent filmed sequences. (SR)

Power based on self-assertion, openness, and human connection is the hallmark of empowered classrooms and schools. The process of more fully exercising power can be greatly enhanced by using narrative. Empowered individuals and groups reveal their strength in the nurturing of many voices and in the subsequent transformation of their lives. Sample…

Considers Nathaniel Hawthorne's literary technique of providing various, often conflicting, accounts of a narrative scene or event. Analyzes Hawthorne's rhetoric of rumor as featured in "The Scarlet Letter." Shows how Hawthorne tried to translate the dynamics of interpersonal communication into print in this novel. (HB)

Describes the activities in a high school English class aimed at instructing students concerning the concept of "historical fiction." Outlines class activities in which students are asked to write fictional narratives based on the historical facts concerning the sinking of the "Titanic." (HB)

Outlines six principles for the rhetoric of communication, identifying as distinctive the organizational and collaborative nature of the field. Argues that communicators can more effectively collaborate with experts and with users if they understand two contrasting metaphors for typical thought patterns: logic and narration (or list and story).…

Applied reliable coding system to narrative descriptions of meaning of death contributed by 504 college students. Content analysis of free-form responses suggests that constructions of death differed significantly depending on subject's sex, health status, previous history of suicide attempts or ideation, and death fear or threat. (Author/NB)

Analyzes the way a specific narrative text (Lawrence Kasdan's 1983 feature film "The Big Chill") confronts the relationship between communal norms and political possibilities. Shows how the film enacts a complex disjunctive narrative argument endorsing a specific form of communal affiliation (what Hannah Arendt refers to as…

Describes the Narrative Assessment Profile, a comprehensive discourse-analysis measure for evaluating topic maintenance, event sequencing, explicitness, referencing, conjunctive cohesion, and fluency. Clinical implications for the assessment and intervention of narrative discourse in school-age children are discussed. (Author/DB)

This study analyzed spoken narratives of 10 high-achieving and 10 under-achieving gifted adolescents. Results suggested that language problems are common in underachievers. Variables contributing most to differences were number of complete episodes produced, number of statements referring to characters' internal states, reactions of characters to…

Reports on the construction and application of an innovative technique, the School Apperception Story Procedure (SASP). In this task, children select three school-thematic pictures and tell how these show ideal and worst types of school. Evaluates the SASP with data collected from a study of perceptions of school among children with and without…