STORY CIRCLE “Where once cultures valued storytellers for lauding, lamenting, and
laughing at those in power, this thoughtful book illuminates the hopes, practices and
achievements of the myriad amateur storytellers who populate today's globalized and
digitalized cultures.” Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics and Political Science
“I warmly welcome the publication of Story Circle. It provides a fascinating account of what's
happened in digital storytelling so far and will be a crucial reference point for digital …

According to the editors, the purpose of Story Circle is to offer ''a comprehensive
international study of the digital storytelling movement, locating it in current debates on user-
led media, citizen consumers, media literacy, and new media participation''(p. 5). But for
readers unfamiliar with the term, the first obvious question will be:''What is digital
storytelling?''Simply stated, digital storytelling empowers ordinary individuals to create
unique stories about their own lives using digital tools. These expressed experiences can be …