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AMES 432S-01 · also CINE 270S-01, ICS 333S-01, VMS 384S-01

Train Stories

A topic section of AMES 432S, Storyworlds: The Art, Technology, and Pleasure of Narrative

Eileen Chow

Description from DukeHub

Is 'tell me a story' an universal imperative? Seminar examines storytelling practices across a broad span of histories and cultures, and the creation of storyworlds through multiple media, genres, and platforms. Topics include comparative oral traditions, Medieval story cycles, serial tales, textual poaching and fanfic, alternate reality gameworlds (ARG), social media, transmedia storytelling and transcultural fandoms.

Skills

  • writingdescription: "storytelling" and 1 more

AI-resilient: 1 of 5

  • No: Physical, lab or field work
  • No: Live work with people
  • No: Judgment someone is accountable for
  • No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
  • Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 18 seats per section

The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works

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