The work of an instant : the photographic moment in narrative memory.

The work of an instant : the photographic moment in narrative memory.

In this essay, I propose a new term, ‘memogram’, which is to be used as a narrative marker that both refers to, and represents a moment of significance that is seared into a fictional character’s memory. As Alan Palmer, in his book, Fictional Minds, points out,“(narrative) is in essence the presenta...

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Main Author: Tang, Chee Seng.
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2012
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DRNTU::Humanities::Literature::Chinese
DRNTU::Humanities::Literature::American
DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Consciousness and cognition
DRNTU::Visual arts and music::Photography
DRNTU::Humanities::Literature::English
DRNTU::Humanities::Literature::Singapore
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49780
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:In this essay, I propose a new term, ‘memogram’, which is to be used as a narrative marker that both refers to, and represents a moment of significance that is seared into a fictional character’s memory. As Alan Palmer, in his book, Fictional Minds, points out,“(narrative) is in essence the presentation of fictional mental functioning” (177). Hence, by noting how memograms operate within a fictional narrative, we would be able to have an insight into the cognitive mental functionings of a fictional character, and in turn, examine how the memogram may shape the identity of the same character who remembers a particular moment.

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