Assuming the central role of narratives in communicative interaction, with highly relevant effects on the construction and negotiation of identity and interpersonal relationships, this workshop aims to explore the narrative mode of talk-in-interaction from three complementary applied perspectives. First, we will reflect on the strategies of (collaborative) construction of narratives that operate in conflict mediation across various domains (family and penal mediation; couple therapy). Second, several contributions will focus on the use of narratives as an instrument and/or evidence of accessibility and inclusion, especially in contexts of diverse vulnerability (attention to and integration of disability; attention to minoritized and vulnerable groups; etc.). Finally, we will examine how narratives are approached in pedagogical contexts of foreign language teaching/learning, where they emerge as key strategies of linguistic and cultural mediation.
All three perspectives converge in highlighting the fundamental role of narratives-in-interaction as an instrument of mediation in a broad sense. The aim is to demonstrate their potential to bring together and integrate diverse subjectivities –often in conflict– and to remedy possible inequalities and vulnerabilities in increasingly plural and complex societies.
Convenors
Inés Olza, LE STUDIUM Visiting Researcher
FROM University of Navarra - SP
IN RESIDENCE AT Loire Linguistics Laboratory (LLL) / University of Orléans, CNRS, University of Tours - FR
Biagio Ursi
Loire Linguistics Laboratory (LLL) / University of Orléans, CNRS, University of Tours - FR
