ISBN
978-1447369738Dimensions
216 x 140 mmImprint
Policy PressISBN
978-1447369721Dimensions
216 x 140 mmImprint
Policy PressISBN
978-1447369745Dimensions
216 x 140 mmImprint
Policy Press
Fiction and Research
Discover how fiction can breathe life into your research.
Fiction – in the form of everyday storytelling, prose, plays, films, folktales, and comics – can be powerful and resonant. This engaging book introduces the ways in which fiction can inform, inspire and enliven all kinds of research.
Presenting a range of case studies and examples from diverse disciplines, this book explores how and why researchers have employed fiction and fictional techniques throughout the research process, including using fiction to communicate research findings. An essential primer to thinking creatively with fiction , the book:
-discusses a range of theoretical perspectives on the use of fiction in research;
-explores challenges and ethical questions for researchers using fiction;
-offers practical advice, creative prompts and resources.
Enabling the reader to reflect on how fiction might be used in their own research, this comprehensive introduction will help students and experienced researchers embark on their own research-based fiction projects in no time.
"This is a wonderful work that I wish existed long before I embarked on a path combining roles as researcher and fiction-writer. Gilman and Tipper do a marvelous job looking at the generative intersection of fiction and research and discussing the potentials, pitfalls, hopes, and possible failures at each turn. I felt so inspired reading this that I had to put the book down to jot down all the ideas that kept popping into my head." Sherine Hamdy, University of California, Irvine
“A compelling, detailed and comprehensive guide for anyone interested in the relationship between research and fiction. Entwining literary and academic examples and references, it is accessible, warm and thought-provoking!” Candice Satchwell, University of Central Lancashire
Becky Tipper is a freelance writer and researcher.
Leah Gilman is Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy at the University of Manchester.
Part 1: Thinking about Fiction and Research
1. Tracing Connections between Fiction and Research
2. Theoretical Approaches to Fiction and Research
Part 2: Fiction in Practice
3. Examples of Fiction in Practice
4. Difficult Questions
Part 3: Creating and Sharing Fiction
5. Crafting Fictions: Practical Notes and Creative Prompts
6. Next Steps: Sharing Research-Fictions
