Narrative
A narrative is some kind of retelling, often in words (though it is possible to mime a story), of something that happened (a story). The narrative is not the story itself but rather the telling of the story -- which is why it is so often used in phrases such as "written narrative," "oral narrative," etc. While a story just is a sequence of events, a narrative recounts those events, perhaps leaving some occurrences out because they are from some perspective insignificant, and perhaps emphasizing others. In a series of events, a car crash takes a split second. A narrative account, however, might be almost entirely about the crash itself and the few seconds leading up to it. Narratives thus shape history (the series of events, the story of what happened).
Definition of Narrative. 2013. Definition of Narrative. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.units.muohio.edu/technologyandhumanities/nardef.htm. [Accessed May 2013].
A Narrative could be a variety of thing. For example:
- Autobiographies
- Diaries
- Notebook
- Certificate
- Legal Document
- Award
- Biographies
- Historical document
- War records
- Memorials
- Domestic Spaces
- Work Spaces
- Public spaces
- Buildings
- Sites
- Objects
- Artefacts
- Clothing
- Paintings
- Sculptures
- Scars
- Wounds
- Photographs
- Films
- Stage
- Billboards
- Internet
- Radio
Simply put, Narrative is the representation of an event or a series of events. 'Event' is the key word here, though some people prefer the word 'action'. Without an event or an action, you may have a 'description,' 'argument,' a 'lyric,' some combination of these or something else altogether, but you won't have a narrative. "My dog has fleas" is a description of my dog but is not a narrative because nothing happens. "My dog was bitten by a flea" is a narrative. It tells of an event. The event is a very small one- the bite of a flea- but is enough to make it a narrative.
Porter Abbott, H, 2008. The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
. 2013. . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.arthermitage.org/Pedro-Nunez-de-Villavicencio/Boy-Looking-for-Fleas-on-a-Dog.jpg. [Accessed May 2013].
One of our tasks during class was to pick a Type of Narrative and then a company to work with. We chose Story Telling and Disney. First we gathered some facts about disney to allow us to create a narrative. We also had to choose whether to do it in past, present or future- we chose past. in the form of a flashback.
Facts about Disney:
- 'Disney' is not his real name
- Famous amongst all ages
- World wide brand
- First award in 1932 for creating 'Mickey Mouse'
- Walt Disney won 32 oscar awards
- He had a 43 year carrer and was nominated 64 times and won 48 Academy awards, 7 Emmy awards ans many other honors
- Started out as a animation studio
- Father worked on a Steamboat and his first success was 'Mickey on Steamboat'
- He had no qualifications
- Their mother died from carbon monoxide poisoning from a house the brought
- Walt and Ray created 'Walt Disney company' in 1922
- Walt disney was featured on a US postage stamp
Flashback
I always had a love for animals. My first pet was a mouse called Mickey. Cute and well behaved he was a big part of my life. Dad used to come home latein the evening after his shift on the Steamboat. Both were massive influences on the character Mickey Mouse and my success in 1932 with Mickey on a Steamboat.
This wasn't our best piece of work but it gave me a much better understanding a narrative and the various ways it can take form. Narrative can cover such a huge spectrum.
Disney Infinity: No Girls Allowed? | Opinion. Uncensored. :: Smart When Shouting. 2013. Disney Infinity: No Girls Allowed? | Opinion. Uncensored. :: Smart When Shouting. [ONLINE] Available at:http://smartwhenshouting.com/disney-infinity-no-girls-allowed/. [Accessed 24 May 2013].
Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Willie (1928) - YouTube. 2013. Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Willie (1928) - YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPWGCC_BYE8. [Accessed 24 May 2013].
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