# The Interdisciplinary Centre for Narrative Studies

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/

- [Home](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/)
- [People](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/people/)
- [Research themes](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/research-themes/)
- [Projects](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/projects/)
- [News](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/news/)
- [Events](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/events/)
- [Contact us](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/contact/)
- [Links](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/links/)

Dialogue across the arts and humanities, sciences and social sciences

Associated with the Humanities Research Centre, Berrick Saul Building

# The Interdisciplinary Centre for Narrative Studies

> ## Welcome
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> *Richard Walsh,\**Centre Director*
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> The ICNS exists to focus the extraordinary range of work relating to narratives and narrative theory at York. It brings together researchers in the humanities, sciences and social sciences, and it bridges the full historical range of period studies within the humanities.
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> We approach collaborative and interdisciplinary research as dialogue rather than synthesis, so that the exchange of ideas feeds back into the specific research fields of the participants. Our networks extend a long way beyond the York academic community; if you are interested in being involved, do get in touch.
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> [richard.walsh@york.ac.uk](mailto:richard.walsh@york.ac.uk)

> #### Narrative is a basic way of making sense; forms of story pervade culture, the media, everyday conversation and - most fundamentally - our thinking. What is at stake in this ubiquity?

## News

[### BIANS Research Seminar

Tuesday 13 September 2022](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/news/biansinaugurateshybridresearchseminarseries/)

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[### Narrare CFP: Interdisciplinary Autumn Seminar

Thursday 16 September 2021](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/news/narrarecfpinterdisciplinaryautumnseminar/)

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[### Dream Survey - Threshold Worlds

Tuesday 22 June 2021](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/news/dreamsurvey-thresholdworlds/)

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- [More news](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/news/)

## Events

- [More events](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/events/)

> ## [Research themes](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/research-themes/)
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> - [Narrative and complex systems](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/research-themes/complex-systems/)
> - [Fictionality](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/research-themes/fictionality/)
> - [Interactive narrative](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/research-themes/interactive/)
> - [Narrative in the humanities](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/research-themes/humanities/)

> ## Projects
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> Our research themes and collaborations with other centres have generated a range of research projects:
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> - [In development](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/projects/projects-development/)
> - [Funded](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/projects/funded-projects/)
> - [Completed](https://www.york.ac.uk/narrative-studies/projects/completed-projects/)