Monday, 14 October 2013

Narrative Theory Assignment

In your books you are to complete a research assignment on 'Narrative Theory'.

Explain what we mean in media by narrative.  Give a clear understanding of what narrative means.

You must research the following narrative theorists and their theories.  You must put the information into your own words and it must be presented neatly in your books making use of a range of communication methods including bullet points, lists, images/ drawings, tables, highlighting, underlining, diagrams etc.

The theorists are;

  • Tzvetan Todorov
  • Jean Claude Levi-Strauss
  • Roland Barthes
  • Vladimir Propp
Provide some background information on each of the theorists and explain in detail their theories about narrative.  Explain the importance of this in relation to media studies and your study of it.  Explain how you think it will be useful to you in your coursework?

The deadline for completion is 21st October

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