Walter Fisher

Credited with formalizing Kenneth Burke's Dramatism, Walter Fisher introduced the narrative paradigm to communication theory. Fisher is Professor Emeritus at the Annenberg School for Communication.

Publications

Books

*Fisher, Walter R. (1987). "Human Communication as Narration: Toward a Philosophy of Reason, Value, and Action". Columbia: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 0-87249-500-0

Book chapters

*Fisher, Walter R. (1995). "Narration, Knowledge, and the Possibility of Wisdom" in "Rethinking Knowledge: Reflections Across the Disciplines (SUNY Series in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences)". (Fisher & Robert F. Goodman as editors). New York: State University of New York Press.

Papers

*Fisher, Walter R. (1984). "Narration as Human Communication Paradigm: The Case of Public Moral Argument." in Communication Monographs 51". pp. 1-22.
*Fisher, Walter R. (1985). "The Narrative Paradigm: An Elaboration." in Communication Monographs 52. December. pp. 347-367.
*Fisher, Walter R. (1985). "The Narrative Paradigm: In the Beginning." in Journal of Communication 35.Autumn. pp. 74-89.
*Fisher, Walter R. (1988). "The Narrative Paradigm and the Assessment of Historical Texts." in Argumentation and Advocacy 25.Fall. pp. 49-53.
*Fisher, Walter R. (1989). "Clarifying the Narrative Paradigm." in Communication Monographs 56. pp. 55-58.
*Fisher, Walter R. (1994). "Narrative Rationality and the Logic of Scientific Discourse." in Argumentation 8. pp. 21-32.

External links

* [http://stevefournier01.tripod.com/hist/hist-4.html Fisher's Narrative Paradigm]
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