The Art of Storytelling: Archetypes in Focus

I gave the paper Who’s nou? How one story used television to summon a non-human fiction-self device for the author at this conference organised by London Arts-Based Research Centre at Oxford University, 24-26 May 2025. Here’s the blurb:

This conference aims to convene screenwriters, performance storytellers, digital storytellers, authors, educators, practitioners, journalists, scholars, researchers, psychologists, visual artists, and other creatives to explore the diverse types, functions, and significance of storytelling. In addition to delving into the fundamental question, “what truly constitutes a story?”, we seek to delve into why storytelling remains vital, how it continues to resonate in contemporary society, and the profound impact narratives have on shaping our perceptions and identities. With a comparative lens, we will examine various narrative forms, tracing their roots in mythology to the latest innovations in storytelling. https://labrc.co.uk/2025/02/09/storytelling-2025/