The Power of NarrativeBy Debbie Freeman

“We are looking for a way of experiencing the world that will open us to

the transcendent that informs it ...

... and at the same

time forms ourselves within it.”

- Joseph Campbell

life is not a disney movie

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if the shoe fits ...

the medium is the message

MYTHS

ARE

NOT

real ...

OR

FALSE

“Self is defined both

by the individual and by the culture in

which he or she

participates.”

- Jerome Bruner

“What is the moment when you can really change the story and who changes it?”

- Wendy Doniger

AIDS

immigration

gay rights

equal !ghts

teen pregnancy

animal rightsliteracy

arthomelessness

poverty

organic food

environment

breast cancer

“We must become the change we

want to see.”

- Mahatma Ghandi

*The Small Print

The following Flickr images were used under the Creative Commons license:

Fairytale Series by Prince MikTree of Truth by h.koppdelaneyPressure by kevindooleyShit! by JimJim (USA)dıaptych(rıght) :: mεss-up N/N mεss-agε by jef safiTuDiabetes.com on the home page of Ning.com by Manny HernandezFacebook by _Max-Bfacebook (do we) connect? by MrTopfS is for Supersexy Superhero by karla_kSuperhero Boston Terrier by ittybittiesforyouSocial-Media-Campaign by Gary HayesBeach buddies by SarahR89If dreams could become reality... by carfmother of dreams by breezeDebriscommunion elements with candles by lars hammarProtester waves sign against Prop 8 passage by ajsundbyMarch on Washington by Tracy RussoAnti-Chen Protest Day 32 - Million Men March by My Hourglass [Cloud]Athens, Alabama KKK (Ku Klux Klan) Rally and Counter-Protests September 2007 by Gregory.SkibinskiMark Wallinger, Turner Prize 2007: "You Lie Kids Die BLIAR" - Brian Haw's protest goes to Tate Britain by chrisjohnbeckettMy Heroes - Mahatma Ghandi found himself in a situation where he could take his educational background and make a difference. He took it by adria.richards

**The People Who Deserve Credit

The following works contributed to the material used in the voiceover or as quotes:

Bruner, J. (1990). Acts of meaning (pp. 39, 47, 116). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Campbell, J., & Moyers, B. (1991). The power of myth (p. 61). New York: Anchor Books.

Carey, B. (2007, May 22). This is your life (and how you tell it). The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2009, from www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/health/psychology/22narr.html?_r=2.

Doniger, W. (2005). Narrative conventions in myth: the cave of the magic ring. Retrieved May 10, 2009, from www.youtube.com/watch?v=b97ld4OVumQ.

Mahatma Ghandi quotes. Thinkexist.com. Retrieved June 8, 2009, from http://thinkexist.com/quotes/mahatma_gandhi/.

Ryan, M. L. (1991). Beyond myth and metaphor: the case of narrative in digital media. The International Journal of Computer Game Research, 1(1). Retrieved May 11, 2009, from http://gamestudies.org/0101/ryan.

Music: Andante, Handel Glockenspiel Sonata by Christina Connell