Walter Fisher (1931–2018)[1] was an American academic credited with formalizing Kenneth Burke's Dramatism and introducing the narrative paradigm to communication theory.
Fisher's body of work is based on the concept that people are essentially storytellers, referred to as narrative theory.
Fisher obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1960 and went on to become a professor, among other things.
Perhaps Fisher’s most notable contribution was his formulation of the narrative approach to rhetoric and communication theory.
Narrative theory was not totally accepted by the discipline (Miller, 2005, p. 92): It clashed with several pre-existing beliefs as to the nature of human beings and how they communicate and act.