Narrative impact : social and cognitive foundations / edited by Melanie C. Green, Jeffrey J. Strange, Timothy C. Brock.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Machine generated contents note: 1 Power Beyond Reckoning I -- An Introduction to Narrative Impact -- Timothy C. Brock, Jeffrey J. Strange, and Melanie C. Green -- Part 1: The Experience of Stories -- 2 Mythic Structures in Narrative 17 -- The Domestication of Immortality -- Victor Nell -- 3 Emotions and the Story Worlds of Fiction 39 -- Keith Oatley -- 4 "Get Up and Win!" 71 -- Participatory Responses to Narrative -- James W. Polichak and Richard J. Gerrig -- 5 The Evolution of Interactive Media 97 -- Toward "Being There" in Nonlinear Narrative Worlds -- Frank Biocca -- Part II: Real-World Impact of Narratives -- 6 Controversial Narratives in the Schools 131 -- Content, Values, and Conflicting Viewpoints -- Joan DelFattore -- 7 Entertainment Education and the Persuasive 157 -- Impact of Narratives -- Michael D. Slater -- 8 Girls, Reading, and Narrative Gleaning 183 -- Crafting Repertoires for Self-Fashioning Within Everyday Life -- Janice Radway -- 9 The Narrative Integration of Personal 205 -- and Collective Identity in Social Movements -- Ronald N. Jacobs -- Part III: Theoretical Perspectives -- 10 How Does the Mind Construct 229 -- and Represent Stories? -- Arthur C. Graesser, Brent Olde, and Bianca Kletthe -- 11 How Fictional Tales Wag Real-World Beliefs 263 -- Models and Mechanisms of Narrative Influence -- Jeffrey J. Strange -- 12 The Pervasive Role of Stories in Knowledge 287 -- and Action -- Roger C. Schank and Tamara R. Berman -- 13 In the Mind's Eye 315 -- Transportation-Imagery Model of Narrative Persuasion -- Melanie C. Green and Timothy C. Brock -- 14 Insights and Research Implications 343 -- Epilogue to Narrative Impact -- Timothy C. Brock, Melanie C. Green, and Jeffrey J. Strange.