Why do we love our favorite stories? Do they need a beginning, middle and end, and a character who changes by the conclusion? Masters of storytelling explore new answers to age-old questions of the craft.
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6 talks (Curated by TED)
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story
18:49
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
TEDGlobal 2009, Filmed Jul 2009, Posted Oct 2009
Isabel Allende: Tales of passion
18:00
Author and activist Isabel Allende discusses women, creativity, the definition of feminism -- and, of course, passion -- in this talk.
TED2007, Filmed Mar 2007, Posted Jan 2008
Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story
19:16
Filmmaker Andrew Stanton ("Toy Story," "WALL-E") shares what he knows about storytelling -- starting at the end and working back to the beginning. Contains graphic language ... (Note: this talk is not available for download.)
TED2012, Filmed Feb 2012, Posted Mar 2012
J.J. Abrams traces his love for the unseen mystery –- a passion that’s evident in his films and TV shows, including Cloverfield, Lost and Alias -- back to its magical beginnings.
TED2007, Filmed Mar 2007, Posted Jan 2008
Elif Shafak: The politics of fiction
19:45
Listening to stories widens the imagination; telling them lets us leap over cultural walls, embrace different experiences, feel what others feel. Elif Shafak builds on this simple idea to argue that fiction can overcome identity politics.
TEDGlobal 2010, Filmed Jul 2010, Posted Jul 2010
Scott McCloud: The visual magic of comics
17:08
In this unmissable look at the magic of comics, Scott McCloud bends the presentation format into a cartoon-like experience, where colorful diversions whiz through childhood fascinations and imagined futures that our eyes can hear and touch.
TED2005, Filmed Feb 2005, Posted Jan 2009
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