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counter-narrative

counter-narrative

7.4
Describing an action or message that challenges the official story
  • adjective
  • /ˈkaʊntərˈnærətɪv/
translation icon : contranarrativa
  • The organization launched a counter-narrative campaign to challenge stereotypes in the media.

Examples

  • The activists presented a counter-narrative to the mainstream media.

  • A strong counter-narrative can help communities resist misinformation and promote critical thinking.

  • Many activists use counter-narrative strategies to question official government statements.

  • She wrote an article that included a counter-narrative to popular beliefs.

  • The campaign aims to create a counter-narrative to the stereotype that all immigrants are criminals.

  • In her novel, she provides a counter-narrative that challenges traditional views on gender roles.

  • The documentary presents a counter-narrative to the historical account taught in schools.

Synonyms

counterview
vscounter-narrative
6.6

An opinion that disagrees with another view

is aimed at challenging a dominant public story in texts or actions

How Challenging

counter-narrative
7.4
refutation
  • Formal
10 6.8
rebuttal
60 6.7

Surface Forms

counter-narrative positive

Morphology

counter-narrative = narrative (transparent) = counter + narrative

The adjectival sense is produced by the same productive prefixation ('counter-' + 'narrative'), so the relation is clear.

Etymology

Counter-narrative joins counter- ('against') and narrative ('a story'), like narrate ('to tell'). So when something is counter-narrative, it describes an action, text, or message that opposes the common or official story.