Description
The Latin root of narrative, narrāre (to tell), is a derivative of nārus (knowledge), exemplifying the strong intertwinement of human thinking about storytelling and cognition. The shared history of these concepts, however, has not always been an easy one. Narrative has been conceived of as an ideal vessel for conveying knowledge (Horace), a specific form of knowing itself (Aristotle) or, instead, an obstacle to ‘true’ knowledge (Plato). These ancient debates find their counterparts in contemporary discussions about the uses and abuses of storytelling in, for instance, history, journalism, social media, medicine, politics, and education. We will investigate the complex relationships between narrative and knowledge as dimensions of human cognition, focusing on a variety of aspects, such as fiction and truth, intentionality and causality, invention and discovery, experience and theory, story and history.The winter school is strongly interdisciplinary, studying narrative and knowledge in a variety of media and settings and from different perspectives. The programme pays attention to contemporary developments in our thinking about the relation between storytelling and non-narrative cognition in our interaction with the environment. The final day will consist of the symposium “Narrative and Knowledge in Times of Crisis”, discussing, among other things, different narratives from the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.
| Periode | 18-jan.-2021 → 22-jan.-2021 |
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| Evenementstype | Conference |
| Locatie | Online, NetherlandsToon op kaart |
| Mate van erkenning | International |