Hollywood has kept its distance from the bombing of Hiroshima, 70 years ago, and novelists, aside from sci-fi authors, have largely ignored the catastrophe as a means of exploring human nature. Why?
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The very idea of the happy ending as appropriate literary fare for children is an illusion. Most fairy tales are full of darkness and violence, and as often as not do not end happily.
There’s no shortage of historical texts, but only a handful are lauded as literature. We can learn valuable lessons by revisiting EP Thompson’s The Making of the English Working Class.
‘History and fiction journey together and separately into the past; they are a tag team, sometimes taking turns, sometimes working in tandem.’ Enjoy the second part of our series, Writing History.
The myth that our primitive forebears were capitalists at heart is fundamental to Adam Smith’s arguments in The Wealth of Nations.
Many refer to advances in television storytelling as novelistic or cinematic, but the medium deserves a term of its own: complex TV.
It’s easy to dismiss fashion as trivial but the clothes we wear have stories to tell. Fashion is part of everyday experience and our memories are often stitched into the seams of our favourite dresses.
A careful study of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations reveals that its influence lies not in Smith’s ability to construct an argument – but in his skill as teller of tall tales.
Former US presidential speechwriter, the late William Safire, outlined the components of a perfect political speech as follows: “tell ‘em what you’re going to tell ‘em – then tell ‘em – then tell ‘em what…
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Professor of Persuasive Language and Storytelling, SKEMA Business School
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Professor, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Communications, Penn State
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Professor of Journalism, Boston University
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Professor in the Department of English Studies, Durham University
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Assistant Professor of Mental Health & Wellness; Registered Psychotherapist, Western University
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Associate Professor, Visual & Creative Arts Education, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in English and American Literatures, Keele University
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Lecturer in Theatre Studies, UNSW
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Professor of Computational Media, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Professor of Film & Media Culture, Middlebury College
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Professor in Physics, Durham University
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Assistant Dean and Lecturer in English Literature, Australian Catholic University