Fiction as Research Practice: Short Stories, Novellas, and Novels Contributor(s): Leavy, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1611321549 ISBN-13: 9781611321548 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism - Social Science | Methodology - Social Science | Research |
Dewey: 807.2 |
LCCN: 2012050528 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 316 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The turn to fiction as a social research practice is a natural extension of what many researchers and writers have long been doing. Patricia Leavy, a widely published qualitative researcher and a novelist, explores the overlaps and intersections between these two ways of understanding and describing human experience. She demonstrates the validity of literary experimentation to the qualitative researcher and how to incorporate these practices into research projects. Five short stories and excerpts from novellas and novels show these methods in action. This book is an essential methodological introduction for those interested in studying or practicing arts-based research. |