Volume 17, Number 3
June 2020
SYMPOSIUM

It’s Complicated: The Complexity and Power of Lindemann’s Narrative Framework

Volume 17, Number 3, June 2020, Pages 315–321
https://doi.org/10.26556/jesp.v17i3.1175
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Abstract

This is a commentary on Hilde Lindemann’s, “Counter the Counterstory.” Lindemann notes that even when counterstories to oppressive master narratives emerge, it is remarkably difficult for them to get uptake. She offers a forceful analysis of why this is so and reflections on what can be done to change it. She uses #MeToo as an example of a counterstory that has met with some success and can therefore offer clues as to how counterstories might be able to generate greater uptake. My commentary agrees with the core of Lindemann’s analysis and points to new questions it raises, especially the question of what it means for a counterstory to get uptake. This turns out to be less obvious and more diffuse than it might first appear. Uptake involves multiple audiences who must be approached (and will respond) in different ways. Recognizing this raises further questions about what it means for a counterstory to be true. Neither question challenges Lindemann’s claims. Instead, they show how fruitful it is.
Copyright © 2020 Marya Schechtman
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