Wonderworks: The Science & Invention of Literature: Interview with Angus Fletcher

Описание: On Episode #56 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Angus Fletcher.

Angus is a Professor of Story Science at Ohio State’s Project Narrative, the world’s leading academic think-tank for the study of how stories work. In our conversation we discussed his most recent book, “Wonderworks: Literary Invention And The Science of Stories.”

We discussed:

📚 How the Education System Teaches Literature Wrong
📚 Approaching Reading the Right Way
📚 Literature as Mental Medicine

Timestamps

[0:00] - Intro
[3:04] - Angus' Journey To Writing This Book
[5:12] - Key Links Between Neuroscience & Literature
[11:03] - The Lack of Cohesion Between Science & Literature
[12:36] - How Our Brains Interpret Story
[16:06] - Why Joseph Campbell Was Wrong
[21:37] - Avoiding The Binary Thinking In Storytelling
[24:13] - Will AI Replace Human Storytelling?
[29:29] - The Healing Power of Literature
[32:34] - The Importance of Diverse Reading
[36:03] - Angus' Approach to Reading Books
[38:09] - Do We Need To Spend So Much Time Fixing Ourselves?
[40:55] - The Importance of Being Curious
[48:48] - The Human Brain and Social Interaction
[52:07] - The Book Challenges Established Thinking
[53:57] - Literature Needs To Become More Accessible
[57:24] - The Barrier To Entry For Storytelling
[58:49] - Pseudo Diversity In Storytelling
[1:01:01] - Reading Challenging Books
[1:02:56] - Outro

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