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How about a black Santa story, for a change?
Most children are not likely to believe that fish live on the moon. What makes children accept some stories and be skeptical about others?
The 1980s cult show Fat Tulip’s Garden fuelled the creativity of its young viewers. But in a digital age, are children less exposed to this kind of absurdist, performative storytelling?
Australian history is already a hotly contested discipline but is it time to broaden our definitions of the canon? Might an indigenous rock painting or a novel or a poem constitute a work of history?
Research shows that students feel motivated when they learn more about the struggles and failures of the world’s greatest scientists.
Contrary to popular belief, several recent studies suggest that plot spoilers don’t always make us like a film or books less – and may even make us like it more.
Writers are vital to today’s increasingly story-driven video games. Readers are active players and everything in the game – from the environment to the rules – can shape the narrative.
When you read to children, they develop abilities to express emotions through language.
Data journalism and visualisation can help ordinary citizens understand complex issues in their societies more deeply. And that drives democracy.
Everyone loves to hear a story, says actor Alan Alda, and that’s what every scientists should learn if they are to better communicate their work to a wider audience.
Traditional African stories often tackle big, occasionally scary and serious themes. This is even true in children’s stories – though there’s plenty of room for silly fun, too.
African-American children tell stories that are vivid, elaborate, and rich in imagery. These skills help support their early literacy skills. How can schools take advantage of this?
The San are caught between a rock and an art place. While they face an uncertain future, myths and meaning come under the spotlight in a new book.
The smartphone is rising as a reading device. What happens to the stories they’re telling?
The Hobbit trilogy can be seen as one of the lowest points of the blockbuster culture.
Once they graduate, they’ll educate South Africans of all race groups – so what happens when student teachers don’t mix across racial lines? A digital storytelling project is bridging gaps.
Many refer to advances in television storytelling as novelistic or cinematic, but the medium deserves a term of its own: complex TV.
Hollywood films that depict American history deeply influence our sense of national identity. Films that portray Civil Rights and Black Freedom history are particularly important. Beyond entertaining moviegoers…
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Dean of Research (Creative), Adelaide University
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Professor of Persuasive Language and Storytelling, SKEMA Business School
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Professor of Sustainable Practice, University of Southampton
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Production, University of Westminster
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Associate Professor, Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Psychology, University of Otago
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Professor of Language and Literacy Education, Georgia State University
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Investigator, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Associate Professor in Arts and Sustainability, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer in Environmental Geography, University of Stirling
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Professor of Creative Writing and Digital Media, Bath Spa University
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HHMI Professor of Biomedical Engineering and International Health, Boston University
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Professor in Public History, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Marketing and Media Research, University of Münster
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Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University