Mary Beth Oliver

List of John Benjamins publications for which Mary Beth Oliver plays a role.

Journal

Scientific Study of Literature (SSOL)

Edited by David I. Hanauer

ISSN 2210-4372 | E-ISSN 2210-4380

Title

Aesthetic Engagement During Moments of Suffering

Edited by Don Kuiken and Mary Beth Oliver

Special issue of Scientific Study of Literature 3:2 (2013) v, 153 pp.

Subjects Applied linguistics | Communication Studies | Discourse studies | Pragmatics | Theoretical literature & literary studies

Articles (4) | Order by:

Oliver, Mary Beth, Arienne Ferchaud, Chun Yang, Yan Huang and Erica Bailey 2017 Chapter 12. Absorption and meaningfulness: Examining the relationship between eudaimonic media use and engagement Narrative Absorption, Hakemulder, Frank, Moniek M. Kuijpers, Ed S. Tan, Katalin Bálint and Miruna M. Doicaru (eds.), pp. 253–269 | Chapter

Recent scholarship has begun to theorize “eudaimonic” media gratifications – gratifications regarding meaningfulness, including thoughts about the human condition, human values, and questions of virtue. In this chapter, we examine the intersection of narrative absorption and eudaimonic… read more

Khoo, Guan Soon and Mary Beth Oliver 2013 The therapeutic effects of narrative cinema through clarification: Reexamining catharsis Aesthetic Engagement During Moments of Suffering, Kuiken, Don and Mary Beth Oliver (eds.), pp. 266–293 | Article

Media psychologists have found no empirical support for catharsis as emotional venting or purgation. However, the concept persists in the humanities and everyday use, particularly in beliefs about the presumed effects of catharsis on well-being. This study adjusts the conceptualization of catharsis… read more

Kuiken, Don and Mary Beth Oliver 2013 Aesthetic engagement during moments of suffering: A special issue Aesthetic Engagement During Moments of Suffering, Kuiken, Don and Mary Beth Oliver (eds.), pp. 175–177 | Article

Kuiken, Don and Mary Beth Oliver 2013 Aesthetic engagement during moments of suffering Aesthetic Engagement During Moments of Suffering, Kuiken, Don and Mary Beth Oliver (eds.), pp. 294–321 | Article

We provide a review of the literature concerning aesthetic engagement (especially with literature and film) during times of distress. The objective is to offer a conceptual framework for this fledging research area and to provide a context for several manuscripts on this topic included in a Special… read more