The International Encyclopedia of Strategic Communication 2018
DOI: 10.1002/9781119010722.iesc0201
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Counternarratives

Abstract: Broadly speaking, the term “counternarrative” refers to a narrative that takes on meaning through its relation with one or more other narratives. While this relation is not necessarily oppositional, it involves a stance toward some other narrative(s), and it is this aspect of stance, or position, that distinguishes counternarrative from other forms of intertextuality.

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“…Counternarratives. Since often narratives are accompanied by counternarratives (Lundholt et al, 2018), we analyzed these alternative stories. This analysis sharpened our understanding of the majority of stories and pushed us to explore the underlying power relations.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Counternarratives. Since often narratives are accompanied by counternarratives (Lundholt et al, 2018), we analyzed these alternative stories. This analysis sharpened our understanding of the majority of stories and pushed us to explore the underlying power relations.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To tell a story is to act in the world (Polletta et al, 2011) and both telling and hearing stories are “constitutive acts” (Vaara et al, 2016, p. 499). Some stories are countered by alternative versions (Lundholt, Maagaard, & Piekut, 2018, p. 4). However, only those who have the power to position themselves appropriately have the voice to construct and share stories (Phillips & Hardy, 1997).…”
Section: The Exertion Of Power In Field-level Eventsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although the literature has acknowledged the critical value of counter-narratives, they have been ambiguously defined. This ambiguity is manifest in the various terms used to refer to counter-narratives, including counter-narratives/stories (Andrews, 2004;Lundholt et al, 2018), subversive stories (Ewick &Silbey, 1995(, andalternative narratives (McLean &Syed, 2015). Despite the varied terminology, it is accepted that counter-narratives 'offer resistance, either implicitly or explicitly, to dominant cultural narratives' (Andrews, 2004, p. 1), thus challenging the 'received wisdom' (Delgado, 1989(Delgado, , p. 2414 and 'shaking up standard versions of reality' (Harris et al, 2001, p. 9).…”
Section: Master Narratives and Counter-narrativesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite the varied terminology, it is accepted that counter-narratives 'offer resistance, either implicitly or explicitly, to dominant cultural narratives' (Andrews, 2004, p. 1), thus challenging the 'received wisdom' (Delgado, 1989(Delgado, , p. 2414 and 'shaking up standard versions of reality' (Harris et al, 2001, p. 9). As its name indicates, a counter-narrative is always in relation to other narratives, making it a positional category (Bamberg, 2004a) that involves a stance towards master narratives (Lundholt et al, 2018). This stance can take two different directions, implied by the two senses of the prefix 'counter': 'against', signifying opposition, and 'response', signifying alternative (Dorson, 2016).…”
Section: Master Narratives and Counter-narrativesmentioning
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