Fiction and Social Research: By Ice or Fire - Paperback

by Anna Banks (Editor), Stephen P. Banks (Editor)

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.

Author Biography

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