Fiction and Research: A Guide to Connecting Stories and Inquiry [Hardcover]

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.

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Becky Tipper is a freelance writer and researcher.

Leah Gilman is Wellcome Trust Research Fellow in the Department of Sociological Studies at The University of Sheffield.

Offers a comprehensive introduction to this emerging field;

Offers examples and case studies from variety of disciplines;

Provides both theoretical and practical insights;

Written accessibly and engagingly.

This is a gem of a book! Engagingly written with fascinating examples, it is inspirational in its approach to the exciting interface of fiction and research, yet also practical in its focus on critical thinking, reflective questions and creative exercises. An essential part of any creative researcher's toolkit. Jennifer Mason, University of Manchester

This is a wonderful work that I wish existed long before I embarked on a path combining roles as researcher and fictl#'