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Actants: Establishing the Field of Relational Forces

In: Narrative Organizations

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  • Christine Erlach

    (NARRATA Consult)

  • Michael Müller

    (Stuttgart Media University)

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Actants are the central characters of a story, i.e., the hero as subject, an opponent, a helper, and a sender. The hero wants to achieve a certain goal, and all characters have their own force fields which may be implied or spelled out openly. These fields are determinants of the characters’ behavior and are in turn influenced by their actions. Their representation makes the actantial model a very suitable narrative method for coaching contexts. The actants might for example depict the force fields surrounding the protagonist, i.e., a hero or workshop participant, with cards placed on the floor around them.

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  • Christine Erlach & Michael Müller, 2020. "Actants: Establishing the Field of Relational Forces," Management for Professionals, in: Narrative Organizations, edition 1, pages 163-165, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:mgmchp:978-3-662-61421-1_17
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-61421-1_17
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