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McLeod, John, 1997. 'Narrative Knowing: The Nature and Function of Storytelling in Therapy' in Narrative and Psychotherapy, London: Sage

Story as a way of understanding the world

Here are some key points from the chapter on 'Narrative Knowing':

* Narrative is a window onto the story-teller’s landscape of consciousness
* We all have a kind of personal myth
* We are made up of a community of selves
* Narrative has sequentiality which implies a future
* Narratives help us to reconcile the ‘exceptional’ and the ‘expected’
* The re-telling of stories is a problem-solving technique
* Narratives have morals
* Narratives are always socially constructed
* Narratives are liminal
* Narratives are ambiguous
* Narrative is cathartic
* Our ongoing personal narratives are co-constructed
* Narratives often arise around sites of social conflict

Note posted by: joe soap, the hopeless hobo on Tue 17 Feb 09

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McLeod, John, 1997. Narrative and Psychotherapy, London: Sage, p1-53

Storytelling's role in culture

''the task of being a person in a culture involves creating a satisfactory enough alignment between individual experience and 'the story of which i find myself a part'.'' p27

Through an examination of how stories function within the traditional, modern and postmodern ages, conclusions are drawn on the power of narrative in establishing identity within societies.

Very useful in examining traditional uses of stories as well as their continuing relevance in the contemporary world.

Note posted by: yoghurt on Fri 23 Nov 07

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