Narrative Studies

Narrative Studies

• Narrative Theory and Narrative Inquiry Overview

Courses

• English 881: Special Topic–Narrative Inquiry & Narrative Theory

Bibliographies

• Narrative Bibliography
• Literacy Bibliography
• The Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory (RENT)
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Journals Related to Narrative

• Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DALN–focuses on stories of how people gained literacy skills)
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• English Education (focuses on public school issues)
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• JNT: Journal of Narrative Theory (journal aimed at theoretical explorations of narrative issues)
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• Narrative Inquiry (journal which publishes narrative inquiry research)
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• Storyworlds: A Journal of Narrative Theory (an interdisciplinary journal featuring cutting-edge research on storytelling practices across a variety of media)
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• Writing on the Edge (focuses on composition issues and stories)
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Narrative Resources

• AERA Narrative and Research Special Interest Group (SIG)
• The Centre for Narrative Research
• Center for Narratological Study
• Creative Nonfiction Resources
  • Developed by Mary Sagal
• The Interdisciplinary Center for Narratology (ICN)
• The International Society for the Study of Narrative Literature
• Project Narrative
• Society for the Study of Narrative Literature
• This I Believe
  • This I Believe Essays Organized by Theme
  • This I Believe Essay Writing Guidelines
• “Why Study Narrative? Education and Debate” (by Trisha Greenhalgh& Brian Hurwitz, 1999; article focusing on narrative-based medicine)
• Wikipedia Entry: “Autoethnography”
• Wikipedia Entry: “Narrative Inquiry”

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Anthropology Resources

• National Anthropological Archives

Folklore Resources

• The American Folklife Center
  • The Archive of Folk Culture
  • Folklife Sourcebook: A Directory of Folklife Resources in the United States
• American Life Histories (Manuscripts from The Federal Writers’ Project, 1936-1940)
• Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts

Fairy Tales and Myths Resources

• Encyclopedia Mythica
• Grimms’ Fairy Tales
• Myth*ing Links
• A Theater Guide to Little Red Riding Hood (this source provided by the students of Ms. Griffin at Enriching Kids)