Andreea Deciu Ritivoi
List of John Benjamins publications for which Andreea Deciu Ritivoi plays a role.
2017 Owning one’s past: From historical knowledge to moral accountability Dialogue and Ethics, Arnett, Ronald C. and François Cooren (eds.), pp. 120–133 | Article
In this paper, I engage with the question of historical interpretation as a form of dialogue that can face an individual conscience with disturbing choices and decisions made at an earlier time, and the expectations we might have about a proper response. My paper draws on Paul Ricoeur’s… read more
2013 Twists and turns: The circulation of narrative concepts across disciplines and cultures The Travelling Concepts of Narrative, Hatavara, Mari, Lars-Christer Hydén and Matti Hyvärinen (eds.), pp. 287–302 | Article
2011 Virtuous selves in vicious times: Alasdair MacIntyre on narrative identity Narrative Inquiry 21:2, pp. 367–373 | Article
In this paper I review some of the key elements of Alasdair MacIntyre’s conception of narrative identity. I focus on his notions of tradition and unified self, which have been interpreted by some critics as signs of a political conservatism and elitism. My argument proceeds by reviewing the… read more
2008 2. Talking the (political) talk: Cold War refugees and their political legitimation through style Rhetoric in Detail: Discourse analyses of rhetorical talk and text, Johnstone, Barbara and Christopher Eisenhart (eds.), pp. 33–56 | Article