· 2014
Relating Narratives
- 35citations
- 2014year
Short summary
Adriana Cavarero's "Relating Narratives" proposes a theory of the 'narratable self,' positing that human identity is formed not by abstract norms but by the unique story that can be told about each individual.
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Key points
- Introduces the 'narratable self' theory of identity formation.
- Argues identity is based on unique personal narratives, not abstract norms.
- Draws on a wide range of philosophical and literary thinkers.
- Proposes a shift in understanding subjectivity and identity.
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Abstract
Relating Narratives is a major new work by the philosopher and feminist thinker Adriana Cavarero. First published in Italian to widespread acclaim, Relating Narratives is a fascinating and challenging new account of the relationship between selfhood and narration. Drawing a diverse array of thinkers from both the philosophical and the literary tradition, from Sophocles and Homer to Hannah Arendt, Karen Blixen, Walter Benjamin and Borges, Adriana Cadarero's theory of the `narratable self' shows how narrative models in philosophy and literature can open new ways of thinking about formation of human identities. By showing how each human being has a unique story that can be told about them, Adriana Cavarero inaugurates an important shift in thinking about subjectivity and identity which relies not upon categorical or discursive norms, but rather seeks to account for `who' each one of us uniquely is.
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