From plague to plague: COVID‐19 and the New Decameron(s)

Q2 Social Sciences International Social Science Journal Pub Date : 2023-05-10 DOI:10.1111/issj.12434
Valerio Angeletti
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This article reflects on the role of narration in times of crisis. Drawing on studies on storytelling and bibliotherapy, it compares the Decameron, a collection of short stories written during and immediately after the 1348 Black Death, with two Decameron‐based collections written during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic: The New York Times Magazine's The Decameron Project: 29 Stories From the Pandemic and Nuovo Decameron. The article argues that narration has two ways of relating to times of crisis: as an escape from reality and as a therapeutic means of overcoming trauma. Both ways emphasize that storytelling is a future‐oriented tool that can have a positive impact on both the individual and the community: sometimes finding unexpected silver linings, sometimes making sense of a reality that seems surreal. In this sense, the article concludes, the narration is a process of choral reconstruction that brings life back to the stage. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of International Social Science Journal is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)
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从瘟疫到瘟疫:COVID - 19和新的十日来
本文对叙事在危机时期的作用进行了反思。根据对讲故事和阅读疗法的研究,它将1348年黑死病期间和之后写的短篇小说集《十日谈》与COVID - 19大流行第一波期间写的两部基于《十日谈》的小说集进行了比较:《纽约时报杂志》的《十日谈项目:来自大流行的29个故事》和《新十日谈》。文章认为,叙事与危机时刻的联系有两种方式:一种是对现实的逃避,另一种是克服创伤的治疗手段。两种方式都强调讲故事是一种面向未来的工具,可以对个人和社区产生积极的影响:有时发现意想不到的一线希望,有时使看似超现实的现实变得有意义。从这个意义上说,文章的结论是,叙事是一个将生活带回舞台的合唱重建过程。《国际社会科学杂志》版权归Wiley-Blackwell所有,未经版权所有者明确书面许可,其内容不得复制或通过电子邮件发送到多个网站或发布到listserv。但是,用户可以打印、下载或通过电子邮件发送文章供个人使用。这可以删节。对副本的准确性不作任何保证。用户应参阅原始出版版本的材料的完整。(版权适用于所有人。)
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期刊介绍: The International Social Science Journal bridges social science communities across disciplines and continents with a view to sharing information and debate with the widest possible audience. The ISSJ has a particular focus on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work that pushes the boundaries of current approaches, and welcomes both applied and theoretical research. Originally founded by UNESCO in 1949, ISSJ has since grown into a forum for innovative review, reflection and discussion informed by recent and ongoing international, social science research. It provides a home for work that asks questions in new ways and/or employs original methods to classic problems and whose insights have implications across the disciplines and beyond the academy. The journal publishes regular editions featuring rigorous, peer-reviewed research articles that reflect its international and heterodox scope.
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