Narratives of Crisis - Telling Stories of Ruin and Renewal

Zusatztext "This excellent book is a significant contribution to the field of crisis communication. The authors persuasively show the power and relevance of a narrative approach. The book is filled with good stories and great theory, delivering a deep understanding of how the stories of crisis create meaning in society." Informationen zum Autor Matthew W. Seeger>/b> is Dean of the College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts and Professor of Communication at Wayne State University. Timothy L. Sellnow is Professor of Strategic Communication in the Nicholson School of Communication at the University of Central Florida. Klappentext Matthew W. Seeger>/b> is Dean of the College of Fine! Performing! and Communication Arts and Professor of Communication at Wayne State University. Timothy L. Sellnow is Professor of Strategic Communication in the Nicholson School of Communication at the University of Central Florida. Zusammenfassung This book develops a typology of crisis narratives (accounts of blame, stories of renewal, victim narratives, heroic tales, and memorials), that provide an organizing framework for analyzing crises and understanding how competing stories battle for dominance in the wake of a disaster. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Narratives of Crisis 2. Humans as Storytellers 3. How Stories Disrupt Our Sense of Meaning 4. Making Sense through Accounts 5. Blame Narratives 6. Renewal Narratives 7. Victim Narratives 8. Hero Narratives 9. Memorial Narratives 10. How Narratives of Crisis Compete and Converge 11. The Consequences of Crisis Narratives

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• Authors: Matthew Seeger, Matthew Sellnow Seeger, Matthew W. Seeger, Matthew W. Sellnow Seeger, Timothy Sellnow, Timothy L Sellnow, Timothy L. Sellnow
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9780804788922
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-8892-2
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: High Reliability and Crisis Management; High Reliability and Crisis Ma; High Reliability and Crisis Management; High Reliability and Crisis Ma
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration