Narrative Inquiry - Philosophical Roots (Caine Vera (University of Alberta Canada))(Paperback / softback)

Narrative Inquiry: Philosophical Roots introduces key ideas of narrative inquiry and is the first book to explore in depth the theoretical underpinnings of the methodology. The authors open up ways of thinking about people's experiences and their lives, which are situated and shaped by cultural, social, familial, institutional, and linguistic narratives. The authors draw on a range of theorists, creative nonfiction writers, poets, and essayists including Mary Catherine Bateson, Maria Lugones, David Carr, John Dewey, Maxine Greene, Eva Hoffman, Anthony Kerby, Hannah Arendt, Jane Addams, and Vivian Paley. The book is arranged into five parts covering a range of topics including: embodiment, memory, knowledge, wonder, imagination, community, responsibility, and place. Each section ends with a methodological discussion of their work involving refugee families with young
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