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Fiction and Social Research
. Ed(S): Banks, Stephen P.; Banks, Anna
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Description for Fiction and Social Research
Paperback. This volume brings together writers from a variety of disciplines to explore and illustrate the possibilities of new narrative forms in social research. The book is arranged into four areas of concern: representation, subjectivity, critique, and postmodern discourse. Editor(s): Banks, Stephen P.; Banks, Anna. Series: Ethnographic Alternatives. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
Fiction and Social Research brings together writers from a variety of disciplines to explore and illustrate the possibilities of new narrative forms in social research. At the intersections of fiction, ethnography, and cultural studies, these essays demonstrate narratives that simultaneously enrich fieldwork and enliven research reporting. By arranging this volume into four areas of concern, this volume demonstrates how fiction can express issues of representation, subjectivity, critique and postmodern discourse. This volume is unique in its accessibility and will prove a valuable tool to the veteran scholar and beginning ethnographer alike.
Fiction and Social Research brings together writers from a variety of disciplines to explore and illustrate the possibilities of new narrative forms in social research. At the intersections of fiction, ethnography, and cultural studies, these essays demonstrate narratives that simultaneously enrich fieldwork and enliven research reporting. By arranging this volume into four areas of concern, this volume demonstrates how fiction can express issues of representation, subjectivity, critique and postmodern discourse. This volume is unique in its accessibility and will prove a valuable tool to the veteran scholar and beginning ethnographer alike.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Ethnographic Alternatives
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780761990352
SKU
V9780761990352
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Banks, Stephen P.; Banks, Anna
Stephen P. Banks is a professor of Communication at the University of Idaho Anna Banks is professor of Communication and American Studies at the University of Idaho
Reviews for Fiction and Social Research
What can fiction add to our repertoire as communication teachers and researchers? Anna Banks' and Stephan Banks' Fiction and Social Research: By Ice or Fire is filled with answers...Firmly grounded in the new theories of ethnographic research writing discussed and illustrated in anthropology journals during the last ten years, Banks and Banks have produced a collection of essays that extend ... Read more