The Narreme Engine: A Tool for Narrative Analysis and Construction – Year two

In my PhD dissertation, I proposed a renewed theory of the “narreme” – the minimum basic unit of narrative structure, a concept which originated in the 1960s but which has been largely neglected since then. I suggested that a Narreme Theoretic approach could be tremendously useful not only for the purposes of narrative analysis, but also for the construction of narratives in various creative media, as well as a pedagogical tool for teaching reading comprehension and literacy, and as a method for narrative-based psychotherapies. Can Narreme Theory be applied practically for these purposes? That is the question I aim to address in my postgraduate research.
My project would attempt to continue the work I have done in my dissertation, seeking to fill the gap left by the neglect of narreme-based approaches to story research; to this end, in collaboration with my partner organization, I will attempt to develop a software-based “Narreme Engine” for analysis and construction of story networks. The success of such an engine would help establish the utility of my approach, and provide a useful tool for moving forward in the fields of narratology and narrative media.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jamin Pelkey

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Transitional Forms

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

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