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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Emergent causality in complex films and complex systems

Maria Poulaki

pp. 213-231

Abstract

This chapter explores the complex dynamics of causality in narrative. I show that approaching the study of narrative through a complex systems framework allows us to see narrative causality as a product of dynamic transformation occurring through the interaction of causal elements connecting the intra- and extra-diegetic levels. Exploring the properties of emergence, nonlinearity and feedback in complex systems and complex narratives, with a particular focus on complex films, the chapter suggests an agent-based approach to narrative to capture the dynamics of transformation taking place in-between micro, meso and macro narrative levels, connecting the macro-causal, formal dynamics, to the micro-interactions of agents.

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Published in:

Walsh Richard, Stepney Susan (2018) Narrating complexity. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 213-231

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-64714-2_16

Full citation:

Poulaki Maria (2018) „Emergent causality in complex films and complex systems“, In: R. Walsh & S. Stepney (eds.), Narrating complexity, Dordrecht, Springer, 213–231.