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Springer, Dordrecht

2018

322 Pages

ISBN 978-3-319-64712-8

Narrating complexity

Edited by

Richard Walsh , Susan Stepney

This book stages a dialogue between international researchers from the broad fields of complexity science and narrative studies. It presents an edited collection of chapters on aspects of how narrative theory from the humanities may be exploited to understand, explain, describe, and communicate aspects of complex systems, such as their emergent properties, feedbacks, and downwards causation; and how ideas from complexity science can inform narrative theory, and help explain, understand, and construct new, more complex models of narrative as acognitive faculty and as a pervasive cultural form in new and old media.

The book is suitable for academics, practitioners, and professionals, and postgraduates in complex systems, narrative theory, literary and film studies, new media and game studies, and science communication.

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Full citation:

Walsh, R. , Stepney, S. (eds) (2018). Narrating complexity, Springer, Dordrecht.

Table of Contents

Introduction and overview

Walsh Richard; Stepney Susan

3-9

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Introduction and overview

Walsh Richard; Stepney Susan

3-9

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When robots tell each other stories

Winfield Alan F. T.

39-47

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When robots tell each other stories

Winfield Alan F. T.

39-47

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Sense and wonder

Walsh Richard

49-60

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Sense and wonder

Walsh Richard

49-60

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Discussion and comment (sense and wonder)

Lively Adam; Walsh Richard

61-63

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Discussion and comment (sense and wonder)

Lively Adam; Walsh Richard

61-63

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A simple story of a complex mind?

Polvinen Merja

65-79

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A simple story of a complex mind?

Polvinen Merja

65-79

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Discussion and comment (a simple story of a complex mind?)

Bernini Marco; Stepney Susan; Polvinen Merja

81-83

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Discussion and comment (a simple story of a complex mind?)

Bernini Marco; Stepney Susan; Polvinen Merja

81-83

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Looking at narrative as a complex system

Pianzola Federico

101-122

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Looking at narrative as a complex system

Pianzola Federico

101-122

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Three-way dialogue (closure, proteus, history)

Lively Adam; Pianzola Federico; Turina Romana

143-148

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Three-way dialogue (closure, proteus, history)

Lively Adam; Pianzola Federico; Turina Romana

143-148

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(Gardening) gardening

Caves Leo; de Melo Ana Teixeira

149-196

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(Gardening) gardening

Caves Leo; de Melo Ana Teixeira

149-196

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Discussion and comment (gardening gardening)

Caves Leo; de Melo Ana Teixeira; Walsh Richard

197-199

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Discussion and comment (gardening gardening)

Caves Leo; de Melo Ana Teixeira; Walsh Richard

197-199

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The software garden

Miller Julian F.

201-212

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The software garden

Miller Julian F.

201-212

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Narrative and cognitive modelling

Bernini Marco

233-251

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Narrative and cognitive modelling

Bernini Marco

233-251

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Narratives for drug design

Bown James; Goltsov Alexey

253-268

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Narratives for drug design

Bown James; Goltsov Alexey

253-268

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Time will tell

Caves Leo; de Melo Ana Teixeira; Stepney Susan

269-284

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Time will tell

Caves Leo; de Melo Ana Teixeira; Stepney Susan

269-284

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Discussion and comment (time will tell)

Walsh Richard; Caves Leo; de Melo Ana Teixeira; Stepney Susan

285-287

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Discussion and comment (time will tell)

Walsh Richard; Caves Leo; de Melo Ana Teixeira; Stepney Susan

285-287

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Periodisation

Edwards Jason

289-292

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Periodisation

Edwards Jason

289-292

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Commentary on contributions

Walsh Richard; Stepney Susan

295-318

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Commentary on contributions

Walsh Richard; Stepney Susan

295-318

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From simplex to complex narrative?

Stepney Susan; Walsh Richard

319-322

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From simplex to complex narrative?

Stepney Susan; Walsh Richard

319-322

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