Refining the Narrative Turn

Non-Fiction: Chapters/Essays/Monographs
Written By Amanda Barusch

  • Title – Refining the Narrative Turn

  • Subtitle – When does story-telling become research?

  • Author – Amanda Barusch

  • Type – Scholarly Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America

  • Date – Nov. 16, 2012

  • Medium – PDF

  • Available at – amandabarusch.com

  • PDF – Refining the Narrative Turn

  • Synopsis – This illustrated paper was presented to the Gerontological Society of America. It defines “narrative research” and proposes three criteria for evaluating its quality: giving the storyteller (interviewee) plenty of time and freedom to develop a coherent narrative; completing data analysis that addresses not only the content, but also the form of the narrative; and interpreting the data in ways that respect context as well as narrative intent.

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Amanda Barusch

Amanda Barusch has worked as a janitor, exotic dancer, editor, and college professor. She lives in the American West, where she spends as much time as possible on dirt paths. She has an abiding disdain for boundaries and adores ambiguity. Amanda has published eight books of non-fiction, a few poems, and a growing number of short stories. Aging Angry is her first work of creative non-fiction. She uses magical realism to explore deep truths of the human experience in this rapidly changing world.

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