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narrative studies (comparative literature)

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Narrative studies (comparative literature) is the academic field dedicated to the systematic analysis and comparison of narratives across diverse cultural, linguistic, historical, and media contexts. Situated within the discipline of comparative literature, it investigates the forms, structures, functions, and themes of storytelling as they manifest in various literary traditions (such as African literature), historical documents (like those found in European legal history), psychological processes (including memory and drawing on psycholinguistics), and different media (including screenwriting). This approach utilizes and contributes to narrative theory by examining how narratives operate, circulate, and are interpreted across boundaries, thereby illuminating both universal aspects of human storytelling and variations specific to particular contexts and traditions.

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Northwestern University

RF

Emory University

KC

Western Washington University

DJ

University of Alberta

AG

King's College London

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University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

Emory University

Atlanta, United States

Lancaster University

Lancaster, United Kingdom

Columbia University

New York, United States

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