Narrative Theories and Narrative Discourse

Abstract

In the period of the 1990s narrative is a central topic for literary, cultural, social, and communication studies. Since television is considered by many authors to be one of the principal storytellers of the 20th century, media studies cannot ignore such narrative in post-modern discourse that typically blurs the boundaries between information and entertainment. Television is narrative in its substance and narratives are present in both fiction and non-fiction genres of film, documentary, news programs, commercials, reality shows, and sports that television presents. This paper is primarily concerned with narrative theories applied in the research into media narratives.