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Narrative Inquiry and New Materialism

Stories as (Not Necessarily Benign) Agents

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ID7102161
AuthorsJerry Lee Rosiek (0000-0001-6834-7287, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA, corresponding author), Jimmy Snyder (0000-0002-1610-2904, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA)
Year2018
Volume26
Issue10
Pages1151-1162
Publication date2018-08-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8004 • E-ISSN: 1552-7565
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077800418784326
OpenAlexW2885030202
LanguageEN
Citations received44
References cited44

Agential realism—the idea that it makes sense to view the world as being composed of various forms of protean nonhuman agency—has been a topic of discussion for many social science scholars in recent years. This increase of interest in agent ontologies can be attributed to the new feminist materialist movement in the philosophy of science literature. However, agent ontologies also are found in Indigenous studies literature and in Peircean pragmatism. These latter sources are also a part of the current methodological conversation about nonhuman agency. This article explores the connections between agential realist philosophy and social science research that employs narrative forms of analysis and representation. The goal is to assist narrative researchers in avoiding oversimplification by tracing out different strands in these literatures and mapping out points of connection and disconnection in detail. Intersections that hold the promise of complementary development are highlighted

Agency (philosophy · Conversation · Disconnection · Epistemology · Linguistics · Materialism · Narrative · Ontology · Philosophy of science · Politics · Pragmatism · Representation (politics · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Philosophy · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education

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Unique citing works44
Citations per year6,29
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 43

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