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I am currently doing research -- in a still very preliminary fashion -- for an article on the origin and the current use of the beltway think-tank buzzword, "narrative."

My very tentative thoughts about this term is that it seems to be a convenient, meant-to-be persuasive replacement for "actually" telling the truth. In other words, it's not the "story" in itself, but how/why it's told, that really counts in "hardball" politics/foreign affairs.

If you have any thoughts about this linguistic/political phenomenon, I would much appreciate your sharing them at john.h30@gmailcom.

Best, john

BTW, The rampant use of this word is evident from a Google search:

"narrative"
Daily update  November 14, 2015
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Toronto Star

Judge slams NY mayor over 'false narrative' in cop killer case
NEW YORK—The Manhattan judge who sent a career criminal into drug treatment only to see him arrested a few months later on charges that he ...
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A.V. Club Austin

Justin Bieber's comeback narrative has a few plot holes
Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore, celebrating the magical interconnection of "having a birthday" at different points in their lives. (Photo: Getty Images) ...
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Forbes

Tearing Down "The Wall": How Stanford Is Helping To Counter The Anti-Hispanic Business Narrative
It's a typically weather-perfect Wednesday at the Stanford Business School campus, but the CEMEX auditorium is filling with lots on unfamiliar faces.
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An excellent narrative history of Sicily
However, if you want a well-written narrative history of Sicily, this book is excellent. William Christian is a retired University of Guelph political science ...
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The Star

Narrative holds a lot of power
I am Daddy's little girl but theirs is a different narrative – in fact we ... Think about it, President Mwai Kibaki came in under thenarrative 'saviour
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Africa Times

Africa Rising: reviewing the narrative
But within a decade, the narrative about Africa changed. It changed from a region of unabated pestilence to a rising economic giant. The Economist ...
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IBNLive

Irresponsible statements changed Biharnarrative: Jaitley
"It should not be interpreted as a mandate to obstruct parliament", Venkaiah Naidu told reporters in New DelhiFitch Ratings agency director, Thomas ...
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Heart

Narrative Verdict After Nightclub Deaths
A jury has concluded that repeated announcements from a DJ urging revellers to leave a nightclub contributed to the deaths of two students killed in a ...
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Examiner.com

A crowded narrative makes it difficult to 'Love the Coopers'
My father used to sing this classic Christmas song – seemingly – every day between Thanksgiving and Christmas while we were growing up. True to ...
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MovieMaker Magazine

A Conversation with Convention: Rick Alverson's Entertainment Demands a Better Movie-Watcher
Entertainment, Alverson's latest work after 2012's The Comedy, uses these misled expectations as the basis to create anarrative familiar on the ...
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WEB

WRTG 3020-582: Topics in Writing: Narrative and the Self 582
WRTG 3020 Section 582; Class 36479 Topics in Writing: Narrative and the Self. WRTG 3020-582: Topics in Writing: Narrative and the Self 582.




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