Breathing in the Mud
Tensions in Narrative Interviewing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2410440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosanne Beuthin (0000-0002-8186-6548, corresponding author), Rosanne E Beuthin |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 122-134 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Qualitative Methods (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1609-4069 • E-ISSN: 1609-4069 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/160940691401300103 |
| OpenAlex | W1615594005 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article explores important questions around the often taken for granted approach to interviewing within narrative inquiry. When I applied an interview approach that emphasized the dialogical, performative, and social, tensions were provoked that muddied my assumptions and equilibrium. By sharing my story, I invite readers to reflect upon the researcher's role in interviewing. I address tensions that arose between (a) presence and performance, (b) equality and power, (c) leading and following, (d) insider and outsider, (e) influence and neutrality, and (f) trust and responsibility. I come to describe the craft of co-constructing stories with another as breathing in the mud-a dynamic process in which the researcher moves between the tensions of getting stuck in one moment and finding brilliant presence in the next. Discussion focuses on how a researcher might use tensions as catalysts that ignite clarity and advance how narrative interviewing is enacted
CLARITY · Craft · Dialogical self · Epistemology · Insider · Interview · Linguistics · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Negotiation · Performative utterance · Political science · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · Digital Storytelling and Education · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · History · Law · Philosophy · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |