<i>Le cochon</i>, a washed up mermaid, and soldier’s bread: three generations of Acadian women at the intersection of museums and fiction

Taber, Nancy

doi:10.1080/02601370.2017.1356881

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“…By reading a variety of these sources, scholars wanting to conduct fiction-based research will gain comprehension in both breadth and depth. Additionally, these methodological discussions demonstrate the ways in which fiction-based research can be undertaken in various fields with related theories, such as cultural anthropology (Frank, 2000), education (Conrad & Wiebe, 2022), feminist adult education (Taber, 2018(Taber, , 2020(Taber, , 2022b(Taber, , 2022c(Taber, , 2023, and sociology and gender studies (Leavy, 2013).…”

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“…Several years ago, as I was working on an early draft of my novel, I published an article that positioned my research for this novel at the intersection of autoethnography, public pedagogies, and historical fiction, due to its connection to my own familial history, my research in museums and heritage sites, and my choice to publish in the genre of historical fiction (Taber, 2018). Since then, I have learned much more about fiction-based research and about the craft of writing fiction.…”

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Merging Historical Feminist Fiction-Based Research With the Craft of Fiction Writing: Engaging Readers in Complex Academic Topics Through Story

Nancy Taber

2024

Brock Education Journal

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Drawing from the literature and the historical fiction-based feminist antimilitarist research I conducted in writing my debut novel, A Sea of Spectres, this article discusses the what and why of fiction-based research. I detail how to: (a) move from inspiration to fiction-based research; (b) frame the research; (c) develop research questions; (d) and embed theory and data in the story through applying the craft of fiction writing. My aim with fiction-based research is to create compelling characters situated in historical and contemporary settings in order to draw readers into engaging and accessible stories that help them learn about themselves, their understandings of others, and their relationships to society. I conclude with recommendations for conducting fiction-based research; delve into the methodology of fiction-based research; study the craft of writing fiction; read in related genre(s); abide by the ethics of fiction and fiction-based research; and learn about the fiction publishing process.

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