Workshop: Theories and Techniques of Contemporary Storytelling

The training objectives of the workshop are as follows: to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the functions of products and narrative processes in different areas of modern society; ensure an adequate understanding of cognitive processes related to the narrative organization of the experience; propose a methodology for analyzing and interpreting literary and audiovisual narrative texts; offer an introduction to creative techniques aimed at narrative writing.

By the end of the workshop, students will learn how to develop an analytical approach to be applied to literary and audiovisual narrative products. In particular, they will possess:
(a) general knowledge of: the relationship between text and reader; the effects of narrative products on cognitive and emotional processes; intermediate and hyper-topical relationships;
b) specific skills related to: the creation and analysis of settings and narrative characters; developing plots and themes; the application of the main dramatic mechanisms.