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Tag Archives: narrative
The Technologies of Cruelty
The following passage from Chapter III of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano has stuck with me for well over a decade since I first read this work. And while the veracity of the first three chapters … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged early america, fear, internet, journals, narrative, Olaudah Equiano, revolution, scholarship, slavery, technology, virginia
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Katabasis and “Choose Your Own Adventure” narratives
Image Credit: “Odysseus” by paral_lax It’s funny how things work online, soon after reading Alec Couros’s post “‘Choose You Own Adventure’ comes to YouTube” (which is such a brilliant use of YouTube annotations for digital storytelling), I got a message … Continue reading
Posted in UMW Blogs
Tagged digital storytelling, experimenting, interactive fiction, katabasis, narrative, publishing platform, students, syndication, UMW Blogs
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