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Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative
Author(s): Ignasi Ribó, Mae Fah Luang University
Updated: Feb 4, 2020
Description: This concise and highly accessible textbook outlines the principles and techniques of storytelling. It is intended as a high-school and college-level introduction to the central concepts of narrative theory that will aid students in developing their competence not only in analyzing and interpreting short stories and novels, but also in writing them. Prose Fiction prioritizes clarity over intricacy of theory, equipping its readers with the necessary tools to embark on further study of literature...[more]
Teaching Autoethnography: Personal Writing in the Classroom
Author(s): Melissa Tombro, SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology
Updated: Jan 21, 2020
Description: Teaching Autoethnography: Personal Writing in the Classroom is dedicated to the practice of immersive ethnographic and autoethnographic writing that encourages authors to participate in the communities about which they write. This book draws not only on critical qualitative inquiry methods such as interview and observation, but also on theories and sensibilities from creative writing and performance studies, which encourage self-reflection and narrative composition. Concepts from qualitative in...[more]