| Memory, Identity, Community: The Idea of Narrative in the Human Sciences Contributor(s): Hinchman, Lewis P. (Editor), Hinchman, Sandra K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791433242 ISBN-13: 9780791433249 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1997 Annotation: This multidisciplinary volume documents the resurrection of the importance of narrative to the study of individuals and groups and argues that narrative may become a lingua franca of future debates in the human sciences. "The topic of narrative is as significant as the editors claim in their Introduction. It is becoming central to various social science fields, particularly for scholars who want to challenge traditional realist and positivist paradigms. The editors have made provocative selections, including many articles that are frequently cited in these debates. The book will be tremendously valuable to those who want to find their bearings in the vast writings on this topic". -- Lisa Disch, University of Minnesota This anthology documents the resurrection, in the last few decades, of the importance of narrative to the study of individuals and groups. The editors propose that the human sciences are undergoing a paradigm shift away from nomological models and toward a more humanistic language in which narrative plays a complex and controversial role. Narratives, they claim, help to make experience intelligible, to crystallize personal identity, and to constitute and nurture community. The fifteen articles in this collection, organized into sections dealing with memory, identity, and community, are by noted scholars representing a wide variety of disciplines, including philosophy, history, religion, communication, environmental studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and law. They advocate diverse political and ideological positions, supporting the editors' belief that because narrative has not been captured by any academic bloc, it has the potential tobecome a lingua franca of future debates in the human sciences. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Research - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 300 |
| LCCN: 96-8702 |
| Series: Suny the Philosophy of the Social Sciences |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.97" W x 9.13" (1.37 lbs) 426 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This anthology documents the resurrection, in the last few decades, of the importance of narrative to the study of individuals and groups. The editors propose that the human sciences are undergoing a paradigm shift away from nomological models and toward a more humanistic language in which narrative plays a complex and controversial role. Narratives, they claim, help to make experience intelligible, to crystallize personal identity, and to constitute and nurture community. The fifteen articles in this collection, organized into sections dealing with memory, identity, and community, are by noted scholars representing a wide variety of disciplines, including philosophy, history, religion, communication, environmental studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and law. They advocate diverse political and ideological positions, supporting the editors' belief that because narrative has not been captured by any academic bloc, it has the potential to become a lingua franca of future debates in the human sciences. |