Distancing passion

Narratives in Social Science

Bibliographic Data

ID5850565
AuthorsCatherine Emihovich (University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume8
Issue1
Pages37-48
Publication date1995-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0951-8398 • E-ISSN: 1366-5898
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0951839950080105
OpenAlexW2045887250
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited39

How knowledge is framed determines its importance. This essay explores the use of narratives in social science writing and posits that the way in which academics choose to display their meaning shapes their identity as scholars. The argument that emotion and reason can be linked through narratives is discussed in relation to issues of textual organization, narrative voice, and the politics of metaphor. By using narratives, scholars become storytellers, and the implications of this role with regard to truth value and authenticity of narrative accounts is examined. Becoming comfortable with narrative accounts means accepting the idea that the world has no fixed rules for assigning meaning to behavior. The answer to this existential dilemma lies in collaborating with others to build consensus around shared meaning and to ensure the inclusion of multiple voices

Distancing · Passion · Social distance · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social and Cultural Dynamics

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