Fiction as Research Practice: Short Storied, Novellas, and Novels – Patricia Leavy
Author: Patricia Leavy
Publisher: Routledge
Print Length: 316 pages
Genre: Fiction / Literary Fiction, Interdisciplinary Research, Non-Fiction / Art & Design, Non-Fiction / Educational Theory and Practices
Topic: Visual
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.
Table of Contents
Preface
PART I. FICTION AS RESEARCH PRACTICE
1. Blurred Genres: The Intertwining of Fiction and Nonfiction
2. The Possibilities of Fiction-Based Research: Portraying Lives in Context
3. Designing a Project: Fiction-Based Research Practice
4. Evaluating Fiction-Based Research
PART II. EXEMPLARS WITH COMMENTARY
Short Stories
5. The Scrub Club, by Elizabeth Bloom
6. Visual Music, by John L. Vitale
Novella
7. The Wrong Shoe, by Elizabeth de Freitas
Novels
8. Waiting Room, by Cheryl Dellasega
9. Low-Fat Love, by Patricia Leavy
PART III. CONCLUSION
10. Fiction as Pedagogy
Appendix A: Writing Prompts
Appendix B: Exercises for Transforming Your Research into Fiction
Appendix C: Tips for Getting Published
Appendix D: Recommended Resources
Notes
References
Index
About the Authors
Patricia Leavy is an independent sociologist, novelist, and former Chair of Sociology and Criminology and Founding Director of Gender Studies at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. She is the author, coauthor, or editor of 40 nonfiction and fiction books, which have received numerous awards and have been translated into multiple languages. She has served as the creator and editor of 10 book series and is cofounder of the journal Art/Research International. For her work in the field of research methods, Dr. Leavy has received honors including the Distinguished Service Outside the Profession Award from the National Art Education Association, the New England Sociologist of the Year Award from the New England Sociological Association, the Special Achievement Award from the American Creativity Association, the Significant Contribution to Educational Measurement and Research Methodology Award from Division D of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the Outstanding Achievement in Arts and Learning Award from the Arts and Learning Special Interest Group of the AERA, and the Special Career Award from the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. The School of Fine and Performing Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz has established the Patricia Leavy Award for Art and Social Justice in her honor. Dr. Leavy delivers invited lectures and keynote addresses at universities and conferences.
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