Narrating space, spatializing narrative : where narrative theory and geography meet / Marie-Laure Ryan, Kenneth Foote, and Maoz Azaryahu.

By:

Ryan, Marie-Laure, 1946- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Theory and interpretation of narrative seriesPublisher: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: viii, 254 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780814212998

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

808.036 RYA 23

LOC classification:

PN56.S667 R93 2016

Contents:

Introduction and overview -- Narrative theory and space -- Maps and narrative -- From cognitive to graphic maps -- Space, narrative, and digital media -- Street names as story and history -- Landscape narratives -- Museum narratives -- Into the future.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	808.036 RYA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		39002100632935

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Narrating Space / Spatializing Narrative: Where Narrative Theory and Geography Meet by Marie-Laure Ryan, Kenneth Foote, and Maoz Azaryahu offers a groundbreaking approach to understanding how space works in narrative and narrative theory and how narratives work in real space. Thus far, space has traditionally been viewed by narratologists as a backdrop to plot. This study argues that space serves important but under-explored narrative roles: It can be a focus of attention, a bearer of symbolic meaning, an object of emotional investment, a means of strategic planning, a principle of organization, and a supporting medium.

Space intersects with narrative in two principal ways: ''Narrating space'' considers space as an object of representation, while ''spatializing narrative'' approaches space as the environment in which narrative is physically deployed. The inscription of narrative in real space is illustrated by such forms as technology-supported locative narratives, street names, and historical/heritage site and museum displays. While narratologists are best equipped to deal with the narration of space, geographers can make significant contributions to narratology by drawing attention to the spatialization of narrative. By bringing these two approaches together--and thereby building a bridge between narratology and geography-- Narrating Space / Spatializing Narrative yields both a deepened understanding of human spatial experience and greater insight into narrative theory and poetic forms.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-246) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

List of Illustrations (p. vii)
Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview (p. 1)
Chapter 2 Narrative Theory and Space (p. 16)
Chapter 3 Maps and Narrative (p. 44)
Chapter 4 From Cognitive to Graphic Maps (p. 75)
Chapter 5 Space, Narrative, and Digital Media (p. 101)
Chapter 6 Street Names as Story and History (p. 138)
Chapter 7 Landscape Narratives (p. 160)
Chapter 8 Museum Narratives (p. 181)
Chapter 9 Into the Future (p. 207)
References (p. 227)
Index (p. 247)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Marie-Laure Ryan is an independent scholar and author of Narrative as Virtual Reality: Immersion and Interactivity in Literature and Electronic Media.
Kenneth Foote is Professor and Department Head in Geography at the University of Connecticut.
Maoz Azaryahu is Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Haifa.