10 Questions
According to the text, why are progressive activists concerned about telling personal stories?
Because they believe it diminishes one's capacity for action
According to the text, why do personal stories sometimes expose the bias in governmental policies?
Because they challenge supposedly universal categories and neutral standards
According to the text, why do some people worry that personal stories will repel potential recruits?
Because casting individuals as victims rather than as proud challengers
According to the text, how do some people conceptualize victims differently?
By representing them as proud challengers worthy of respect and power
According to the text, what is a concern related to personal stories gaining sympathy from the powerful?
That it may translate into protection at the expense of power
What do personal stories compel their audiences to do, according to the text?
To sympathize and occasionally act
Why are progressive activists, especially feminists, keenly aware of the dangers of telling personal stories?
Because they worry it requires trading agency for passivity
According to the text, what have people operated on when they conceptualize storytelling differently?
A different theory of narrative and knowing
According to the text, why do some people worry that personal stories will diminish one's capacity for action?
Because representing oneself as a victim and as powerless
According to the text, why do personal stories sometimes attract potential recruits?
Because they challenge neutral standards
Test your knowledge of myth analysis and cultural storytelling by taking this quiz. Explore how culturally resonant stories reflect the relations between privileged and denigrated poles of familiar cultural oppositions. Discover the connections between reason, passion, and men's differences through thematic storytelling.
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