Writing in the Dark

Bestselling author Max van Manen’s Writing in the Dark brings together a wide range of studies of relevance to qualitative researchers and professional practitioners. Each of the sixteen original chapters by accomplished scholars serves as an example of how a different kind of human experience may be explored, and of how the methods used for investigating phenomena may contribute to the process of human understanding. Van Manen provides the opening and closing chapters for the book, and also an introduction to each selection. This book is a valuable and rich resource for people who would like to learn more about phenomenological reflection and writing.Van Manen and his contributing authors:-Show how the challenge of doing qualitative research can be pursued through the process of inquiry, reflection and writing-Are from a variety of fields such as education, health sciences, psychology, arts and design, communication technology, and religious studies-Include numerous recognizable human experiences including common ones, forgotten ones, and ritualized ones Chapter 1 Writing Phenomenology, Max van Manen; Chapter 2 Ritualized Experiences; Chapter 3 Aesthetic Experiences; Chapter 4 Common Experiences; Chapter 5 Uncommon Experiences; Chapter 6 Variable Experiences; Chapter 7 Novel Experiences; Chapter 8 Modern Experiences; Chapter 9 Ambiguous Experiences; Chapter 10 Ineffable Experiences; Chapter 11 Forgotten Experiences; Chapter 12 Remembered Experiences; Chapter 13 Scientized Experiences; Chapter 14 Cultivated Experiences; Chapter 15 Technological Experiences; Chapter 16 Writing in the Dark, Max van Manen;