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[[Category:Terms and Concepts]] An antinarrative is a [[narrative]] that calls into question or plays with the traditional concept of a [[narrative]]. __TOC__ == Definition == Challenging the traditional conventions surrounding the concept of a [[narrative]], an antinarrative makes use of those conventions to call attention to itself and the practices and modes being used to convey meaning to an audience. Many times ironic, antinarratives implicitly question the validity of conventional [[narrative]] logic and the structural aspects and strategies of a [[narrative]] in general. == Examples == ''If on a winter's night a traveler'', Italo Calvino ''Infinite Jest'', David Foster Wallace == Critical Debates == :{is the term contested, challenged, defined differently, etc.?} == Related Terms == [[narrative]] [[embedded narrative]] [[framing narrative]] == References == :{cite useful references or web links for further reading}

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