We define narrative very flexibly and are concerned with examining it as a structuring mechanism across multiple media and disciplines. We are also interested in exploring how narrative interacts with and impacts on cultures and communities. As an interdisciplinary research centre we bring together a range of diverse approaches and methodologies from members across the university.

NCCR book covers Recent books by NCCR members

Formerly a research cluster in the Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community, since its inception in 2008 the Narrative Research Group (NRG) has provided an inclusive and supportive space for staff, ECRs and PGRs from multiple disciplines who approach narrative from a range of methodological, critical and creative perspectives. The new Centre, launched in 2019, provides an organisational structure for members’ research and professional practice activities, including funding bids, publications, seminars, workshops, and conferences. It also aims to ensure that the development of research proceeds in a strategically informed way, providing support for individual researchers and encouraging new initiatives.

Projects and awards

Literatures& is an umbrella for themed interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and creative projects stemming from scholarship, academic activity, and public events hosted by the Narrative, Culture and Community research centre at Bournemouth University. In 2023-2024 the theme was Literatures & Laws; we held an international academic symposium and a public creative writing event. In 2024-2025, the theme is Literatures & Medicines.

For more information about Literatures & Laws, and upcoming events and project development, go to https://www.litsampersand.org/