Mobilising metaphor: Self-making, storytelling and consciousness raising in the creative arts
Editorial
Article Title | Mobilising metaphor: Self-making, storytelling and consciousness raising in the creative arts |
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Article Category | Editorial |
Authors | Cantrell, Kate (Author), Batorowicz, Beata (Author) and Forbes, Melissa (Author) |
Journal Title | NiTRO: Creative Matters |
Journal Citation | 41, pp. 1-3 |
Number of Pages | 3 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts |
Place of Publication | Australia |
Web Address (URL) | https://nitro.edu.au/articles/2022/4/22/mobilising-metaphor-self-making-storytelling-and-consciousness-raising-in-the-creative-arts |
Abstract | Metaphors, like people, are complex entities. Metaphors live at the cross-roads of convergence and divergence, and they meet at points of connection, contraction, and intersectional friction. Indeed, it is metaphor’s unusual ability to simultaneously emphasise and de-emphasise certain understandings that gives metaphor its argumentative force and its creative power. Metaphor, by its nature, is paradoxical. As a unifying device, metaphor brings together disparate ideas, incongruous elements, and contrasting images to create new meaning. This meaning lies in the mingling of similarity and dissimilarity between the two things being compared. As such, metaphorical statements raise more questions than answers because metaphorical propositions always present to us as semantic puzzles. |
Keywords | Arts advocacy; creative arts; metaphor; self-making; storytelling |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 360304. Music performance |
360301. Music cognition | |
360602. Fine arts | |
360203. Professional writing and journalism practice | |
360699. Visual arts not elsewhere classified | |
360201. Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting) | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Creative Arts |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7480/mobilising-metaphor-self-making-storytelling-and-consciousness-raising-in-the-creative-arts
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