Mammographies is distinctive among studies of contemporary illness narratives in its exclusive focus on breast cancer, its analysis of both memoirs and photographic texts, its attention to hybrid and collaborative narratives, and its emphasis on ecological, genetic, transnational, queer, and anti-pink discourses.
Additionally, religion played an important role in their narratives through its emphasis on the need for caring for others 'as God would expect of them', an expression of a religious calling to service.
The proforma allows the overall integrity of each separate account to be preserved and provides the basis for narrative analysis, with its emphasis on structure, plot and performance, rather than on content alone [ 43].
And if at times there is an uneasy tension between narrative elements, that's probably due to the book's ambitions: tackling themes of familial loss, the disintegration of friendships, the disillusionments of age and what it means to believe, this story is — despite its emphasis on adventure and a strong narrative that propels the book forward — the opposite of fluff.
Her miraculously felt performance makes you think that of all the musical genres popular today, country -- with its emphasis on narrative and emotion-parsing lyrics -- may be the closest kin to traditional Broadway fare.
Set in outer space and starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, Mr. Cuarón's film is 93 minutes of pure cinema that — in its emphasis on spectacle over narrative, and in its sensual and psychological impact — is a contemporary version of the kind of film that dominated the early 20th century, work scholars call "the cinema of attractions".
"When deciding on an ideal home for our collection, we could not think of a more fitting venue than The Israel Museum, especially for its emphasis on the foundational narrative of humankind that is so relevant to us all today," Renee Belfer said in a statement.
Work-based learning is "narrative, dramatic and personal," whereas school-based learning, with its emphasis on scientific proof, is "decontextualized, propositional – no fun!" Bailey wrote in another book, Working Knowledge, co-authored with Katherine L. Hughes and David Thornton Moore.
Given its emphasis on behavior over psychology, lack of narrative in favor of an episodic, mosaiclike form, "Loren Cass" isn't much of an actors' showcase, but Mr. Fuller's ensemble registers human feelings more forcibly than might be expected.
In the present artistic climate, with its emphasis on subject matter, it may be tempting to reduce Stett heimer's art to the sum of its various narratives and personal relationships.
