narrative.georgetown.eduThe International Society for the Study of Narrative

journal conferences awards links « join the Society » home about us contact Welcome (ISSN) is a nonprofit association of scholars dedicated to the investigation of narrative, its elements, techniques, and forms; its relations to other modes of discourse; its power and influence in cultures past and present. "Narrative" for us is a category that may include the novel, epic poetry, history, biography, autobiography, film, the graphic arts, journalism, music, performance, legal writing, medical case histories, and more. The Society sponsors the International Conference on Narrative each year. The first conference was held at Ohio State University in 1986, and in subsequent years, the meeting has been held at sites across the United States, Canada, and Europe. At each conference, approximately 350 speakers address issues of narrative from a variety of positions and perspectives. Executive Council President: Sylvie Patron, University of Paris Diderot First Vice President: Lindsay Holmgren, McGill University Second Vice President: Erin James, University of Idaho Past President: Maria Mäkelä, University of Tampere Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative : Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University Conference Liaison: Sue J. Kim , University of Massachusetts, Lowell Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University Christopher González, Member-at-Large, Utah State University, 2018-2020 Henrik Skov Nielsen, Member-at-Large, Aarhus University, 2018-2020 Aliyyah Abdur-Rahman, Member-at-Large, Brown University, 2019-2021 Dorothee Birke, Member-at-Large, University of Innsbruck, 2019-2021 Helen H. Davis, Member-at-Large, Wilkes University, 2010-2022 Aaron Oforlea, Member-at-Large, Washington State University, 2020-2022 -- Become a Member » Attend the Annual Conference » Join the Narrative-L email list » Add or edit a Wiki Entry » Narrative Society News: Nominations for The Wayne C. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award Invitation to Contribute: Instrumental Narratives guest blog Election Results Election of New Officers for the Executive Council Project Narrative News: Robyn Warhol-Down: “Not Quite Not-There: Dickens’s Narrative Refusals” (11/18) Nicholas Dames: “The Chapter: or, A History of Segmented Life” (11/13) “The Rhetoric of Comics”: Karin Kukkonen (11/10) “Why the Humanities Matter” featuring Jonathan Gottschall (11/5) Tweets by @NarrativeSOC Hosted by CNDLS @ Georgetown University | The Ohio State University Press | blog...