Memory, Identity, Community

Lewis P. Hinchman is Professor of Government, Center for Liberal Studies, at Clarkson University. His previous books include Hegel's Critique of the Enlightenment. Sandra K. Hinchman is Professor of Government at St. Lawrence University. Her previous work includes Hiking the Southwest Canyon Country. The two are coeditors of Hannah Arendt: Critical Essays, also published by SUNY Press.

• Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Memory 1. Narrative and the Real World: An Argument for ContinuityDavid Carr 2. The Narrative Quality of ExperienceStephen Crites 3. "History with the Politics Left Out"Gertrude Himmelfarb 4. Storytelling in Criminal Trials: A Model of Social JudgmentW. Lance Bennett 5. Human Evolution as NarrativeMisia Landau Part II: Identity 6. The Language of the SelfAnthony Paul Kerby 7. Art, Narrative, and Human NatureDavid Novitz 8. Narratives of the SelfKenneth J. Gergen and Mary M. Gergen 9. The Genesis of Chronic Illness: Narrative ReconstructionGareth Williams 10. Empowering Women: Self, Autonomy, and ResponsibilityBarbara Rowland-Serdar and Peregrine Schwartz-Shea Part III: Community 11. The Virtues, the Unity of a Human Life, and the Concept of a TraditionAlasdair MacIntyre 12. Ethnography as NarrativeEdward M. Bruner 13. Storytelling and Political TheoryPhilip Abbott 14. Narration, Reason, and CommunityWalter R. Fisher 15. Postmodern Environmental Ethics: Ethics as Bioregional NarrativeJim Cheney Bibliography Contributors Index

"The topic of narrative is as significant as the editors claim in their Introduction. It is becoming central to various social science fields, particularly for scholars who want to challenge traditional realist and positivist paradigms. The editors have made provocative selections, including many articles that are frequently cited in these debates. The book will be tremendously valuable to those who want to find their bearings in the vast writings on this topic." — Lisa Disch, University of Minnesota"I like the interdisciplinary character of this volume. The editors are right that one can only get a good grip on the importance of narratives if one sees their relevance to a wide range of intellectual pursuits." — Bernard P. Dauenhauer, University of Georgia"By reading about narrative from a wide range of different contexts, the reader is bound to make some surprising discoveries. The broad range of topics covered makes it obvious that the importance of narrative has made itself felt in any number of disciplines." — Donald P. Spence, author of Narrative Truth and Historical Truth: Meaning and Interpretation in Psychoanalysis