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not necessarily from interviews, but can be drawn from literary works, and
feature films, or can appear on online platforms such as blogs and social
media. These autobiographical narratives are not in present tense, but instead
represent a process of recovery. The reception of illness narratives is a shared
performative act, as it is an enactment of another person's story which has
an ethical and emancipatory effect (Nemes, 2020).
Kun et al. (2021) investigated the health deterioration of workaholics
(n = 29) using semi-structured interviews and thematic content analysis. The
validity of the qualitative study was ensured by the research team through
researcher triangulation. Both the coding of the interview transcripts
focusing on physical health and stress management and the data analysis
were conducted by independent researchers, and reliability was ensured
by the research team through repeated data analysis. Thematic analysis, a
specific form of content analysis infused with narrative elements; was utilized
by the researcher to record their impressions at the interview transcription
stage and develop a hierarchical system to organize themes and sub-themes
when coding. It is important that the elements that fall under each theme
are logically related to each other, and that the researcher can formulate
the logical connections between the themes in a meaningful and effective
way, which also requires the selection of less significant elements. Thematic
analysis responds to the research questions and is embedded in a narrative
structure which is essential and avoids redundant elements (cf. Kun et al,
2021; Braun & Clarke, 2006). The method presented the researchers with a
number of decisions and thus encouraged them to be constantly reflective.
Their results not only showed that there is a link between overwork and health
deterioration, but also revealed qualitative aspects of the topic.
CHAPTER 2.
THE (IMPACT) ANALYSIS OF NARRATIVES IN THE HUMANITIES
The analysis of narratives in different representational systems as primary
sources is evident in the fields of literary studies, film studies, and art theory.
Narratological approaches are particularly relevant to the analysis of
verbal and cinematic narratives in both literature and film studies. Film is a
performing art with a dramaturgy which communicates through language
and mimesis. When analyzing a film narrative, the researcher examines the
sequence of events in the narrative, how the plot threads are connected,
what plot twists are present in it and how they fit into the narrative structure,
or even whether there are genre patterns in the plot line. Researchers may
also show interest in examining the extent to which certain visual or audio
elements of a film are integral to the plot. In addition, they may compare
the representation of several plots (the syuzhet) of a story (the fabula) - in
the case of cross-media storytelling, this also means taking into account the