Une guerre sans fin ? L’utopie, la famille, et le monde post 11-Septembre dans Doctor Who de Russel T. Davies by Alec Charles

“…Exploring in detail the reimagined Doctor Who’s first four seasons (2005-2008), the essay shows how the series investigates, juxtaposes, and perhaps eventually reconciles two concepts central to its narrative : Utopia and family.…”
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The Local Impact of Migratory Legends: The Process and Function of Localisation by Ambrož Kvartič

“…Folk narratives are one of the mechanisms by which humans form their cultural reality; and space is an important part of this reality. …”
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God as father: the representation of the tenth plague in children's Bibles by J. S. du Toit

“…This article investigates children’s Bibles’ multiple approaches to this narrative. It is considered in light of current societal emphasis on non-violent behaviour and as commentary on the manner in which contemporary society negotiates moral-ethical quandaries in the transfer of religious meaning to children. …”
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En mode REC[ORD]  by Jean-Jacques Castéret

“…These trajectories between two worlds, opposing town and country, capital and periphery, also take place in an in-between period that is bound to raise questions, the time of an invisible initiation (Fabre) with tape recorder in hand, of which the resulting archive and autobiographical narrative are the audible mark.…”
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Les voyageurs occidentaux à la découverte de l’altérité musulmane au bas Moyen Âge by Nissaf Sghaïer

“…At the Duke’s request, Bertrandon wrote a travel story from his journey – which led him to travel overland through the Near East, Asia Minor, the Balkans and Central Europe – entitled Le Voyage d’Outremer.This narrative distinguishes itself by the richness of its descriptions, based on Bertrandon’s observations and discussions during his trip.It is therefore a significant testimony on knowledge and perception of the Muslim otherness in the first half of the 15th century written by a noble Burgundian.This article analyses how Bertrandon de la Broquière managed to get closer to various Muslim societies he met, in order to convey a description that goes beyond stereotypes.…”
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Finding a rhythm within by Jan-Albert van den Berg

“…Four idiomatic soundtracks, namely tonedeaf, rhythm, polyphonic narratives, and dance determine the structure of the article. …”
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Genocidaire Alfried Krupp: The Implications of Memorializing a Criminal Against Humanity by Elizabeth Edwards

“…It highlights the vital importance of incorporating survivor testimonials to direct the narrative and reveal the true nature of (in this case) Alfried Krupp's crimes, while questioning the acceptance of Krupp's name as a desirable brand for the Wissenschaftskolleg in Greifswald. …”
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Os discursos do etnólogo, do filósofo e do ficcionistana estrutura do romance Nove noites by Cid Ottoni Bylaardt

“…This text seeks, therefore, to reflect upon how the fictionseizes the discourse of human sciences in order to put it in question, in amovement similar to Derrida‟s thinking in the permanent deconstructionism‟sinterpellation to the scientific discourse. The narrative, which at first seemed tolead to the solution of a crime, like in a detective story, frustrates the reader‟sexpectations, dissolving what seemed to be a consistent trajectory of astructureerected around a solid center.…”
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La foule révolutionnaire, l’imaginaire du complot et la violence fondatrice : aux origines de la nation française (1789) by Philippe Münch

“…This process of legitimization would later provide the founding elements of the first French national narrative.…”
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‘His Own Nearer Household Gods’: Pagans, Christians, and Marius the Epicurean’s Religious Hermeneutics by Jude Wright

“…The article’s central focus is on the way in which Pater’s style and narrative strategies provide the reader with a vision of reality mediated through Marius’s own aesthetic construction of the world.…”
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Récits écoféministes de voyages interstellaires : observer et créer de nouveaux mondes. by Clémence Mathieu

“…Thus, the Ekumen eco-feminist fictions are regarded as generating new narratives offering the power to create the future or the present of the possible end of a certain world.…”
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Les sources de l’histoire du duché. Publications et inventaires récents by Pierre Bauduin

“…The endeavours to publish the narrative texts have materialised not only intonew editions of the major works of the Norman chroniclers, but have also led to a rediscovery of the earliest Norman historiography and sustained debates concerning the processes of transmission of memory and the appropriation by a society of its past. …”
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Living out nonconformity: Restoration ministers and their diaries by Colin HARRIS

“…Through their autobiographies and their diaries, this article analyses the personal narratives of Ralph Josselin of Earls Colne (Essex), Edmund Trench (Kent), and Oliver Heywood (Yorkshire).…”
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Fiction and Cyberspace: Reading Dickens in the Information Age by Maria Cristina Paganoni

“…Moving from Dickens’s unfailing popularity as a successful cultural icon, this article addresses the relevance of literary classics in the face of the impact of digital communication and of experimental writing forms on the Internet, in the attempt to trace an ideal trajectory of the history and the future of narrative from old to new media. Several analogies are detectable between the construction of fictional worlds typical of Victorian novels and digital entertainment media and storytelling genres, while the intense reader engagement Dickens established between his fiction and the social world is remindful of the online/offline identity performance of Internet users. …”
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Quest/ion of Identities in Suzan-Lori Parks’s Post-revolutionary Drama by Mehdi Ghasemi

“…I show that Parks attempts to escape the traditions of the Black Arts Movement, which depended on conventions of narrative realism and straightforward language to transmit its revolutionary messages. …”
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Le film de tournage shakespearien : fiction documentarisée ou documentaire fictionnalisé ? by Sarah Hatchuel

“…It transforms the shooting of the feature film into a suspense narrative in which the director becomes a double of the hero in the fiction. …”
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Diaristes et épistolières russes (fin XVIIIe ‑ début XIXe siècle) : reflets de l’histoire by Elena Gretchanaia, Catherine Viollet

“…By assessing the role of history in female life writings, the article explores how events and historical thoughts were integrated into the narrative of everyday life. The following themes, in particular, are emphasized in their writings: their treatment of the education for women of the Russian nobility, the example of famous women, the social position and involvement of the diary writers’ family members, their travels through Europe and direct contact with the actors of history, and their devotion to Napoleon which was typical of Russian girls throughout the nineteenth century. …”
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Industrial heritage, a new tool for Olympic promotion? A comparative analysis. by Helena Roux

“…On the other hand, the reuse of industrial buildings helps build a positive image and a lasting legacy for the OG, as catalysts for regeneration of brownfields in crisis – as can be seen in the official Olympic narrative. Through the analysis of three case studies, this article aims to identify how does tourism development fit into these strategies that link industrial and Olympic heritage.…”
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The state as an eager shareholder by Hadrien Coutant, Scott Viallet-Thévenin

“…We show that financialization can occur in state-owned enterprises following a specific pattern that differs from the common narrative about the diffusion of shareholder value. …”
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Voiler et dévoiler : temps et illusion dans Alumbramiento de Víctor Erice by Miguel Rodrigo

“…Alumbramiento, his latest film, is a particularly relevant example: organically integrated into a very classic narrative scheme, a bold reflection unfolds on the illusory nature of cinematic time while respecting the artifice that makes it possible.…”
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