The Science of Story
The Brain Behind Creative Nonfiction
The Science of Story
The Brain Behind Creative Nonfiction
Description
Bringing together a diverse range of writers, The Science of Story is the first book to ask the question: what can contemporary brain science teach us about the art and craft of creative nonfiction writing? Drawing on the latest developments in cognitive neuroscience the book sheds new light on some of the most important elements of the writer's craft, from perspective and truth to emotion and metaphor.
The Science of Story explores such questions as:
· Why do humans tell stories?
· How do we remember and misremember our lives - and what does this mean for storytelling?
· What is the value of writing about trauma?
· How do stories make us laugh, or cry, make us angry or triumphant?
Contributors: Nancer Ballard, Mike Branch, Frank Bures, J.T. Bushnell, Katharine Coles, Christopher Cokinos, Alison Hawthorne Deming, David Lazar, Lawrence Lenhart, Alan Lightman, Dave Madden, Jessica Hendry Nelson, Richard Powers, Sean Prentiss, Julie Wittes Schlack, Valerie Sweeney Prince, Ira Sukrungruang, Nicole Walker, Wendy S. Walters, Marco Wilkinson, Amy Wright.
Table of Contents
01 Introduction, Sean Prentiss and Nicole Walker
02 Bengal Tiger Moments: Perception of Time in the Brain and on the Page, Sean Prentiss, Vermont College of Fine Arts, USA
03 Sipping from the Transmitter: Theorizing the 'Potential Essay', Lawrence Lenhart –
04 The Brain is a Master Class, Dave Madden, University of San Francisco, USA
05 Brain on Fire, Nicole Walker, Northern Arizona University, USA
06 The Brain Split in Half, Ira Surungruang, University of South Florida, USA
07 When the Body Reads: Writing Sensory Perception for Reader Embodiment, Nancer Ballard, Brandeis University, USA
08 Lens: A Lyric Meditation, Katherine Coles, University of Utah, USA
09 The Heart and the Eye: How Description Can Access Emotion, JT Bushnell, Oregon State University, USA
10 The Memory Agent, David Lazar, Columbia College Chicago, USA
11 On Metaphor, V. Efua Prince, Wayne State University, USA
12 The Glittering World of Synapses, Lyncia Bega, Dine´ writer and artist
13 A Sense of Oneness with Sun and Stone, Leila Phillips, College of the Holy Cross, USA
14 A Gardener's Education (Animal Body), Marco Wilkinson, Oberlin College and Lorain County Community College, USA
15 The Secret Lives of Stories: Rewriting Our Personal Narratives, Frank Bures, author of The Geography of Madness
16 Conversations in Intensive Care, Amy Wright, author
17 Mindfulness and Memoir, Julie Wittes Shlack, author
Product details
| Published | 09 Jan 2020 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781350083905 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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