Narratology in the age of cross-disciplinary narrative research

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Narrative Research has evolved over the past 15 years into an interdisciplinary field, moving beyond its roots in structuralist literary theory. Storytelling is now recognized as a vital cognitive tool for making sense of and communicating lived experiences through various forms, including oral, written, and visual narratives. This volume presents fifteen essays that explore narrative and narrativity from diverse perspectives, encompassing literary studies, cognitive theory, metaphor studies, film theory, memory studies, and more. Topics covered include the current landscape of narratology, its potential for growth, narrativity in visual and auditory art forms, and the cultural functions of narrative across disciplines. The collection serves as an introduction for newcomers to the ongoing discourse, showcasing a variety of research questions and methodologies. It adopts a critical yet optimistic view on interdisciplinary collaboration among narrative researchers, encouraging seasoned readers from any field interested in narrative to engage in this vital conversation, fostering the exchange of ideas, concepts, and methods between the humanities and social sciences.