It's All In the Details

A Social Fiction Style Book Review of “Re/Invention: Methods of Social Fiction" by Patricia Leavy (2023)

Authors

  • Helen Grimmett Monash University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18432/ari29727

Keywords:

social fiction, creative writing, arts-based research, methods primer, research impact

Abstract

Patricia Leavy’s Re/Invention: Methods of Social Fiction presents a highly readable how-to guide to writing social fiction as an accessible and impactful form of research inquiry. Providing extensive background information on the development and purposes of the genre and then discussing examples from her own social fiction novels, Leavy not only teaches readers how to go about writing social fiction but also explains why this is a worthwhile thing to do. This book review creatively puts into practice what I have learnt through reading Re/Invention. Through a fictional recounting of a book club discussion about Leavy’s work, both the form and content of this review illuminate many of the key points, tips, and techniques on offer in this highly recommended primer

Author Biography

Helen Grimmett, Monash University

Dr. Helen Grimmett is a teacher educator in the School of Curriculum, Teaching and Inclusive Education at Monash University. Her passion is challenging pre-service teachers to rethink their assumptions about education and encourage them to be creative thinkers and teachers. Her research investigates creative and dialogic pedagogies through arts-based methodology.

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Published

2023-08-25

How to Cite

Grimmett, H. (2023). It’s All In the Details : A Social Fiction Style Book Review of “Re/Invention: Methods of Social Fiction" by Patricia Leavy (2023). Art/Research/International:/A/Transdisciplinary/Journal, 8(1), 323–333. https://doi.org/10.18432/ari29727

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): Art/Research International: A Transdisciplinary Journal

Section

Art/Research Reviews

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Copyright (c) 2023 Helen Grimmett

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