Maxine Greene & the Rising Importance of Narrative in 1991

In a Foreword to Carol Witherell & Nel Noddings’ 1991 book Stories Lives Tell, educational philosopher Maxine Greene says the rising importance of narrative coincides with the rising importance of “voice,” of heteroglossia, of dialogue, and of inviting participation.

So, a question to explore: What is the connection between story and acts of inclusive communication? Is narrative a form of non-hierarchical and inviting communication (or, at least, closely affiliated with it)? Or, are inclusive forms of communication types of narrative?

citation:  Maxine Greene. Foreword. Stories Lives Tell: Narrative and Dialogue in Education. Eds. Carol Witherell & Nel Noddings. New York: Teachers College Press, 1991. ix-xi.