Abstract tales about a city, Milton Keynes, and the self-narrations of its residents. The story-telling processes, constructing of experience, with particular attention to personal narrations. The city as a natural setting for human life. Examining the narrative conventions - mythic themes about urban life, community, and to the creative role of a reflecting individual.
Thursday, 21 April 2011
Tales of the City: a Study of narrative and Urban Life - Ruth Finnegan (1999)
Abstract tales about a city, Milton Keynes, and the self-narrations of its residents. The story-telling processes, constructing of experience, with particular attention to personal narrations. The city as a natural setting for human life. Examining the narrative conventions - mythic themes about urban life, community, and to the creative role of a reflecting individual.
