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THE SERVICE LEARNING EXPERIENCE: HOW STORYTELLING EVOLVES IN PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA AND WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO THE CREATIVE WRITING STUDENT AND THE COMMUNITY

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2013
Abstract/Description:
All meaningful communication is a form of storytelling, according to Walter Fisher, who introduced the narrative paradigm to communication theory, and storytelling is universal across cultures and time as the manner in which people comprehend life. Storytelling is also a creative form of art. This interdisciplinary, multimedia work will explore the creative use of non-traditional storytelling to gather information about how creativity evolves in people with Alzheimer's and dementia and why this is important to both academia and the community. Currently, there is a lot of research available about the debilitating affects of memory loss, but there is very little research available about retained abilities. Perhaps, just as the blind significantly outperform the sighted in tactile experiments, there are some forms of creativity in storytelling in which people with Alzheimer's and dementia may demonstrate more ability than their fully cognizant peers. My goal is to contribute to a small but growing effort to explore "memory loss as more than just memory loss" (Dr. Anne Bastings).
Title: THE SERVICE LEARNING EXPERIENCE: HOW STORYTELLING EVOLVES IN PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA AND WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO THE CREATIVE WRITING STUDENT AND THE COMMUNITY.
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Name(s): Spicer, Alice, Author
Thaxton, Terry, Committee Chair
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2013
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: All meaningful communication is a form of storytelling, according to Walter Fisher, who introduced the narrative paradigm to communication theory, and storytelling is universal across cultures and time as the manner in which people comprehend life. Storytelling is also a creative form of art. This interdisciplinary, multimedia work will explore the creative use of non-traditional storytelling to gather information about how creativity evolves in people with Alzheimer's and dementia and why this is important to both academia and the community. Currently, there is a lot of research available about the debilitating affects of memory loss, but there is very little research available about retained abilities. Perhaps, just as the blind significantly outperform the sighted in tactile experiments, there are some forms of creativity in storytelling in which people with Alzheimer's and dementia may demonstrate more ability than their fully cognizant peers. My goal is to contribute to a small but growing effort to explore "memory loss as more than just memory loss" (Dr. Anne Bastings).
Identifier: CFH0004442 (IID), ucf:45104 (fedora)
Note(s): 2013-05-01
B.A.
Arts and Humanities, Dept. of English
Bachelors
This record was generated from author submitted information.
Subject(s): Alzheimer's
dementia
memory
storytelling
service learning
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004442
Restrictions on Access: public 2013-04-01
Host Institution: UCF

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