Narrative Identity and Academic Community in Higher Education

<p>Grounded in narrative theory this book offers a case study of a liberal arts college’s use of narrative to help build identity community and collaboration within the college faculty across a range of disciplines including history psychology sociology theatre and dance literature anthropology and communication. Exploring issues of methodology and their practical application this narrative project speaks to the construction of identity for the liberal arts in today’s higher education climate. <i>Narrative Identity and Academic Community</i> focuses on the ways a cross-disciplinary emphasis on narrative can impact institutions in North America and contribute to the discussion of strategies to foster bottom-up faculty-driven collaboration and innovation.</p>