Narrative Power: The Struggle for Human Value

by Ken Plummer

Narratives are the wealth of they animate life, sustain culture and cultivate humanity. They regulate and empower us, bringing both joy and discontent. And they are always embedded in ubiquitous stories shape power, and power shapes story. In this provocative and original study, Ken Plummer takes us on a journey to explore some of the key dimensions of this narrative power. His main focus is on what he calls ‘narratives of suffering’ and how these change through transformative narrative actions across an array of media forms. The modern world is in crisis, and long-standing narratives are being challenged in five major through deep inequalities, global state complexities, digital risks, the perpetual puzzle of truth and the ever-emerging contingencies of time. Asking how we can build sustainable stories for a better future, the book advocates the cultivation of a narrative hope, a narrative wisdom and a politics of narrative humanity. Narrative Power  suggests novel directions for enquiry, discusses a raft of innovative ideas and concepts, and sets a striking new agenda for research and action.

200 pages, Hardcover

Published June 17, 2019

Reviews

[Florin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Su-per-ba! Plummer, unul dintre sociologii mei preferați, ne arată că, de fapt, felul în care spunem poveștile ne creează un spațiu prin care ne arătăm cine suntem. Ne revelează socialul din noi și, datorită acestor povești, putem schimba lumi și crea punți între generații. Încă de la naștere, suntem aruncați în social- vorba lui. Da, da, merită citit! Mă face să vreau să-l citesc și mai mult și să cred cu tărie că, prin ceea ce scrie, el explică de multe ori inexplicabilul..