Positioning as a Means of Understanding the Narrative Construction of Self

A Story of Lesbian Escorting

Bibliographic Data

ID12625875
AuthorsDavina Swan (0000-0003-0694-7230, University of Leicester), D Joye Swan (University of Leicester, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume10
Issue2
Pages403-427
Publication date2000-12-31
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNarrative Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1387-6740 • E-ISSN: 1569-9935
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/ni.10.2.06swa
OpenAlexW2077273586
LanguageEN
Citations received7

In this article we examine the use of narrative strategies in the construction of a self. We focus on the function one woman’s (alias Rachel) narrative serves in terms of constructing a coherent self through her account, via a magazine interview, of “How I became a lesbian escort”. We highlight the relational nature of narrative self construction, i.e., the ongoing dialogue between the use of cultural narratives in a story and the individual’s positioning in relation to such elements to create a unique and coherent self in that setting. (Narrative, Positioning, Construction of Self, Identity, Lesbian Escorting)

Aesthetics · Art · Focus (optics · Function (biology · Identity (music · Lesbian · Literature · Narrative · Narrative criticism · Narrative inquiry · Narrative network · Sociology · Gender Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology

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