Narrating Selves from the Bible to Social Media: Introduction to the Forum | Zendy

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Narrating Selves from the Bible to Social Media: Introduction to the Forum

Author(s) -

Matti Hyvärinen,

Mari Hatavara,

Jarmila Mildorf

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

partial answers journal of literature and the history of ideas

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156

H-Index - 11

eISSN - 1565-3668

pISSN - 1936-9247

DOI - 10.1353/pan.2019.0004

Subject(s) - theme (computing) , narrative , creativity , sociology , character (mathematics) , everyday life , aesthetics , social media , media studies , epistemology , literature , social psychology , psychology , philosophy , art , law , political science , geometry , mathematics , computer science , operating system

This introduction to the forum "Narrating Selves from the Bible to Social Media" contextualizes the theme by taking recourse to philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre's reflections on self-narration. MacIntyre poses the question about personal continuity in spite of the necessary change. With his concept of "character," he makes explicit the connection to literature, thus emphasizing a degree of creativity when people tell their life stories. The contributions to the forum explore this aspect by also highlighting the role of the everyday and the media through which selves are portrayed.

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