narrative structure + theories Flashcards
1
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Binary opposition
A
Two things that are opposite to each other, for example, light and dark is a binary opposite
2
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Equilibrium
A
A state of normality
3
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Disequilibrium
A
A state of abnormality
4
Q
New equilibrium
A
A new state of normality
5
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Tzvetan Todorov
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Was a French-Bulgarian historian and literacy critic. He died in February 2017
6
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Claude Levi-Straus
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Was a french anthropologist. He died in October 2009
7
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Todorov theory
A
Three part structure
- equilibrium
- disequilibrium
- new equilibrium
8
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Levi-Straus theory
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Binary opposites
- good vs evil
- humans vs nature
- old vs young
- men vs women
