Semio-narrative constitution of exhibition discourse

The Importance of Who We Are

An Invitation to Feminist Ethics ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190059316.003.0004 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 50-74

Author(s):

Hilde Lindemann

Keyword(s):

Social Construction ◽

Personal Identity ◽

The Social ◽

Narrative Constitution

This chapter explains why personal identities are important and why feminist ethicists care about them. The concept of a personal identity is analyzed as a social construction. The chapter points out that identities are always multiple and relational, and often unchosen. This is followed by a discussion of the narrative constitution of identities and what that implies. Then comes an explanation of how gender damages identities and what can be done about it by means of counterstories. The chapter ends with a meditation on why it’s so difficult for counterstories to get the social uptake they need if they are to repair the identity.

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Narrative Constitution of Identities and Profiles of Multinational Corporations of China: A Case Study

The GLOCAL in Asia 2020 ◽

10.47298/cala2020.15-1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Wang Li ◽

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Ang Lay Hoon ◽

Sabariah Md Rashid ◽

Hazlina Abdul Halim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Multinational Corporations ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Rolling Stock ◽

Foreign Markets ◽

Trade War ◽

Narrative Constitution ◽

Stock Corporation ◽

Railway Rolling Stock

Under the context of the ‘Trade War,’ Chinese multinational corporations are experiencing difficulty in overseas markets due to retarded globalization. Therefore, they have become increasingly aware of the significance of presenting themselves to foreign markets through ‘telling good stories.’ Narratives in these contexts are reframed from Chinese into English corporate profiles of these multinational corporations, so as to present the corporate identities of these corporations as more acceptable to target foreign stakeholders. This paper purports to investigate how profiles of Chinese corporations in the domestic market are reframed for overseas markets. Tthis paper thus creates a case study of English corporate identities of the corporate profiles of the CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation), the world’s largest supplier of rail transit equipment. A combination of content analysis and thematic analysis is used in the data analysis. Narrative reframing strategies from source to the target texts are examined and analyzed by content analysis. Thematic analysis is employed for identifying the corporate identities constructed through this data.

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