[FRIAM] a memory less ephemeral: Narrating Complexity

[Steven A Smith]

Nick -

I do think this is the kind of cross-disciplinary material that we 
several could use as a good "shared meal"...  a good choice for a "book 
club", if you will.   I don't expect Springer drops prices on their 
books (ever?), but those with institutional affiliations can probably 
get access to the e-book through their library, etc.?

Do you remember being amongst those conversations at Cowgirl/Aztec back 
somewhere between 2003 and 2007?

- Steve

> This is the kind of thing we ought to sit down to read together … 
> perhaps when the price comes down?  Or bite the bullet and do it now?
>
> N
>
> Nicholas S. Thompson
>
> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
>
> Clark University
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
>
> *From:*Friam [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Steven 
> A Smith
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 30, 2018 11:52 AM
> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group 
> <friam at redfish.com>
> *Subject:* [FRIAM] a memory less ephemeral: Narrating Complexity
>
> This just out:
>
> https://susan-stepney.blogspot.com/2018/12/narrating-complexity.html
>
> Is anyone here familiar with any of the contributors' work? From the 
> Springer website:
>
> https://www.springer.com/gb/book/9783319647128
>
>     */Narrating Complexity/*
>
>     /This book stages a dialogue between international researchers
>     from the broad fields of complexity science and narrative studies.
>     It presents an edited collection of chapters on aspects of how
>     narrative theory from the humanities may be exploited to
>     understand, explain, describe, and communicate aspects of complex
>     systems, such as their emergent properties, feedbacks, and
>     downwards causation; and how ideas from complexity science can
>     inform narrative theory, and help explain, understand, and
>     construct new, more complex models of narrative as a cognitive
>     faculty and as a pervasive cultural form in new and old media. /
>
>     /The book is suitable for academics, practitioners, and
>     professionals, and postgraduates in complex systems, narrative
>     theory, literary and film studies, new media and game studies, and
>     science communication./
>
> I've known Susan for nearly 20 years when she worked with Logica 
> (vaguely parallel to BiosGroup) and we've collaborated on a few topics 
> over those years.Even though I've had an interest and minor stake in 
> this field (relating the domain of narrative and storytelling to 
> complexity science), I haven't kept up with this line of her work (she 
> is so diverse and prolific it would be impossible) kicked off in 2012.
>
> https://susan-stepney.blogspot.com/2012/07/narrating-complexity.html
>
> Our friend and colleague from proto-FriAM, Mike Agar helped some of us 
> think about this general area in his own unique way, and I seem to 
> remember there were others still in this circle besides Guerin and 
> myself, with an interest/stake in it (NickT?)   We had a few 
> discussions over beer/coffee at the Aztec Cafe and Cowgirl Cafe, as I 
> remember it (circa 2006?). We also engaged Tim Taylor (then Librarian 
> at SFI, now Admin Assistant to Krakauer at SFI, always a poet).
>
> A mini-salon held 2 summers ago at Jenny Quillien's on Metaphor (I 
> distinctly remember DaveW, StephenG, KimS, and a few others attending) 
> was vaguely tangential to the topic.
>
> I don't expect to purchase my own copy at these prices (eBook OR 
> Hardcover) but will probably try to engage Susan a little on the topic 
> anyway.
>
> From the Springer Preview online, in her co-author's introductory chapter:
>
>     /Narrative is the semiotic articulation of linear temporal sequence./
>
> this is just his working definition for the purpose of the book, but 
> an interesting level of abstraction for the purpose.
>
> - Steve
>
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