This Call for Papers/Posters invites an expansive array of interdisciplinary topics on the cultural, political, historical, and contemporary aspects of storytelling including but not limited to topics listed under the sub-themes:
A. ORAL NARRATIVES:
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Content, Context and Functions within Oral Storytelling traditions
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Continuities and Transformations
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Oral Narratives and Performing Arts
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Storytellers as Change Agents
B. STORIES, IDENTITY, POLITICS:
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Stories from the Margins: Gender/Caste/Race/Community/Sexuality
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Erasures, Gaps and Absences
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Storytelling for Protest and Collective Action
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Power Politics in Storytelling: Lies, Distortions, and Manipulations
C. VISUAL STORYTELLING:
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Stories in traditional arts/ crafts/ plastic arts/ Museums/ Photographs/ Architecture/ Installations/ 2D Art
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Words and Visuals in Graphic novels/ Comic Books/ Comic Strips/ Cartoons/ Illustrations
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Graffiti and street art in City Making
D. MOVING IMAGES:
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Adaptations across Media
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The intersection of technology and culture
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Storytelling and Principles/Elements of Design
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Digital Media and filmmaking/Attention Economy
E. STORYTELLING IN APPLICATION:
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The business of storytelling
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Stories that Heal: Therapy and Counselling
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Storytelling and Principles/Elements of Design
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Environmental Storytelling
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Storytelling in advertising and marketing