Discussion Questions
With a partner, select one of the chapters below from Narration as Knowledge:
- Chapter 4 Patricia Shelley Fox
- Chapter 5 Victor Villanueva Jr.
- Chapter 7 Chris M. Anson
- Chapter 8 Lad Tobin
After selecting your chapter, have one person create a web page that provides the following information:
1. APA reference for the chapter
2. 2-3 paragraph summary of the chapter
3. What issues/puzzles/questions does the story raise for us as narrative researchers?
4. What is exemplary/worth modeling in this story? What sort of techniques has the person used to tell the story?
5. How might your group frame this story? What theoretical perspective might help us to understand the story?
6. What sort of follow-up narrative research might flow from the story?
7. How does this storied approach contrast with the way alternative research methods might explore these topics?