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"Why the Humanities Matter": A Mini Symposium

A keynote speech by Jonathan Gottschall on "Literature, Science, and a New Humanities," with a panel discussion featuring Frank Donoghue, Sebastian Knowles, Nina Berman, Paul Reitter, and Frederick Aldama . Held at the Ohio State University on November 5, 2008.

A Cross-Campus View of Story in Teaching, Research, and Outreach

The following link will take you to streaming video of a panel discussion held on May 16, 2008, and co-sponsored by Project Narrative, The Digital Union, The Office of Faculty and TA Development, The Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning and Research, and Ohio State University Libraries as part of OSU's daylong celebration of the International Day for Sharing Life Stories (for more information, see The Life Stories Web site). President Gordon Gee introduces the panel, and then the participants discuss concepts of narrative and how stories play a role in their teaching, scholarship, and broader professional activities.

Interview with David Herman about Project Narrative

Donnie Clark, of Buckeye TV, interviews David Herman about the scope and mission of Project Narrative and about approaches to the study of stories and storytelling.

Current Trends in Narrative Theory: International Perspectives

The following link will take you to streaming video of this workshop featuring scholars from Denmark, England, Israel, and Norway, held at Ohio State University on April 29, 2008. Please access draft versions of the workshop papers.

Cognitive Narratology Workshop

The following link will take you to streaming video of a workshop on cognitive narratology that was held at Ohio State University on November 5, 2007. Alan Palmer and Porter Abbott were the featured speakers, and they led a roundtable discussion of their papers on "Social Minds" and "Unreadable Minds," respectively. To access draft versions of these two essays, please visit the Cognitive Narratology Workshop Web page:

Mark Danielewski Events

The following links will take you to streaming video of two recent events focusing on the work of Mark Z. Danielewski. The first event was a workshop discussion of Danielweski's novel House of Leaves; this workshop, which was moderated by Brian McHale, was co-sponsored by Project Narrative and the Creative Writing program in OSU's Department of English and was held on September 20, 2007.

The second event, also co-sponsored by Project Narrative and Creative Writing, was a reading given by Danielewski himself from from his latest book, Only Revolutions, on September 26, 2007