tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766774917374706444.post6201914468245679335..comments2022-12-02T03:31:27.390-05:00Comments on Information Constellation: Revisiting StoriesDonna Witekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09609991179829134157noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766774917374706444.post-8520761810521480572010-07-19T10:34:25.247-04:002010-07-19T10:34:25.247-04:00Well told stories are the touchstones of our commo...Well told stories are the touchstones of our common humanity. That is why the Gospel is populated with stories and not merely didactic instructions. The drama of being human and thus universally broken and seeking light and grace in our fragile existence and relationships is what all good stories touch within us and articulate what we sometimes are incapable of expressing in the moment. Beautiful post.s-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766774917374706444.post-41580378095590578382010-07-13T14:52:24.210-04:002010-07-13T14:52:24.210-04:00Very cool post, Donna. I LOVE stories, and I thin...Very cool post, Donna. I LOVE stories, and I think one of the things about you that resonated with me was this love of stories. I mean, that one time we actually hung out together ;) , didn't we talk about Harry Potter the entire time? :)<br><br>Anyway, as someone who has just surfaced from a coma of watching episodes of the new Dr. Who series (some GREAT stories there, if you're into that sort of thing), I thoroughly enjoyed your post. :)Kh. Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11723456768472634887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766774917374706444.post-41598385968726896042010-07-13T01:13:08.575-04:002010-07-13T01:13:08.575-04:00I want to respond to this post as the two identiti...I want to respond to this post as the two identities you listed, as your friend and your colleague. And thank you for describing me as such, for opening the space that allows me to respond as the two people I simultaneously worked through your post as :) <br><br>1) as your colleague: I love that you characterize the pieces as "stories that worked on me." Rhetoric as a discipline does a lot of work on narrative and its functions. If you're really getting into the power of narrative, you may be interested in two books: Alterity and Narrative: Stories and the Negotiation of Western Identities (http://www.amazon.com/Alterity-Narrative-Negotiation-Identities-Negotiating/dp/0791472175) and On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0674033574/ref=oss_product). I have copies of both if you're interested. A better read/listen, though, is Toni Morrison's Nobel Lecture. I use it frequently in class. (http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1993/morrison-lecture.html)<br><br>1.5) blurred line: yet another reason why fb is so important in terms of communication and sociability. It was bc of fb you had these experiences, this professional and personal realization. <br><br>2) as your friend: I wanted to post this message to your wall last week, but I've been accessing fb via phone lately and am lazy bc of it. Here it is: the more I learn about you the more I like you. We seem like two very different people on the surface (you very positive and energetic; me kinda cynical and harsh), but we have so much in common and are very much alike. I'm so grateful I get to work with you, and in doing so I get to know you :)Teresa Grettanonoreply@blogger.com