Stories told through metaphor in varied contexts
17 Outubro 2019, 10:00 • Gaile Parkin
Metaphor in a children's story ( The Missing Piece Meets the Big O by Shel Silverstein). Discussion on different interpretations of meaning permitted by the same metaphor.
Metaphor in an educational film (
Cell Wars by the Medical Research Council, South Africa). Debate on the degree of success in using the army/soldier/battle metaphor to explain normal viral infection and how HIV is different.
Metaphor in advertising (Coke ad: 'Labels are for cans, not for people'). Discussion of impact.