[Commlist] CFP BID Journal: Storytelling on social media and life stories

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Storytelling on social media and life stories



Historically, storytelling has been used to transmit knowledge, values 
and to share feelings and emotions. Stories appeal to empathy, so it is 
easier to overcome barriers that take us away from those we perceive as 
different from us. Personal stories (Burgess, 2013) provide  a 
world-view and shared emotional knowledge through the universality of 
topics such as loss, belonging, hope for the future, friendship, or love.


Digital environments allow us to share knowledge and life experiences, 
as well as to make our personal narratives public (Raman, 2017). The 
danger of resorting to ‘universal themes’ in a globalized environment is 
that of the influence of media culture and narrative imaginaries 
established in the narrative logics of social media, reinforcing myths 
and archetypes. What moves us as researchers is the need to delve deeper 
and look for alternatives that go beyond these commonplaces.


In addition, information units and institutions dedicated to preserving 
memory aim to make personal and collective memory an instrument of 
inclusion, social cohesion and the fight against oblivion. Life stories 
or narratives, human libraries are, in short, revolutionary tools 
because the knowledge of the life experience of the other allows us to 
break stereotypes, foster empathy, overcome fears and build a project 
for a fairer and more human future and (Giraldo, 2012, 2019).



BiD's monograph #48 is intended for works that deal with narrative 
practices in professional, institutional, academic and research 
environments, from any field of knowledge and from any theoretical or 
practical approach. Narrative comprehension, whether from a discursive, 
oral, narratological, or mythological point of view, uses communication 
as a creative tool, or as a tool for social awareness, to establish a 
particular narrative. Of particular interest for us is research or 
experiences that explore hybrid frameworks for understanding these 
narratives, such as the concept of “small stories” (Georgakopoulou, 
2017), life stories, or personal stories of everyday life. Other 
elements to consider have to do with the temporality of the stories and, 
ultimately, a more contextualized and diverse view of personal and 
shared stories, which appeal directly to the participants. All this 
without forgetting the visual and narrative aspects of image-based 
networks, such as Instagram or TikTok, which involve more sophisticated 
methodological challenges.


Some ideas and questions included in this monograph are:


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    Personal narratives. Personal and identity stories.


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    Human library, life stories, memory workshops, etc.


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    Collective memory as a factor of identity and guarantee of survival
    over time: create or collect, preserve and disseminate to claim,
    enjoy, share this memory.


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    Storytelling actions related to the dissemination of knowledge,
    awareness of personal and social challenges, dissemination of
    heritage, etc.


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    Creating meaningful personal narratives for specific groups.


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    Speculative narratives about possible futures and oriented to action
    and social transformation.


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    Collective creation and activism: interactive documentaries,
    participatory processes, etc.


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    Involvement and participation of audiences in collective narrative
    experiences.


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    Experimental narrative experiences in networks. Stories,
    micro-stories and fictional experiences.


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    Digital narratives based on data and visualizations.


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    Educational experiences related to narratives: social networks,
    promotion and encouragement of reading, reading prescription,
    reading clubs, etc.


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    Celebrities on the networks. Aspects related to stories of
    influencers, youtubers, booktubers, instagramers and other actors.


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    Memes.


Deadline: October, 1st 2021

Extension: 4.000 words

Articles in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese are 
accepted and then translated (publishing both versions, it in the 
original language and in catalan).


For submission guidelines see:

https://raco.cat/index.php/BiD/about/submissions 
<https://raco.cat/index.php/BiD/about/submissions>

(Please note there are no article processing charges)


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