Dialogues
Cathy Riessman in conversation with UEL graduate students,
May 28, 2019
Questions that were raised and discussed
Questions that were raised and discussed
- Have you been surprised by the things that have been highlighted from your work today, the common strands, the emphasis on particular contributions? Are there other things that you were expecting to come up?
- Is there such a thing as narrative music or the music of narratives perhaps?
- Historical narratives and oral histories? Do they need different approaches and takes?
- Cathy's global reach is due in no small part of her willigness, indeed eagerness to be face to face with research students. We have not heard a lot about Cathy, the teacher today. Could Cathy talk a little about her teaching: what she gives and gets?
- A fantastic day: Do narrative approaches require us to reveal our (researchers') values and politics in presenting our research?
- Please tell us about the bridge between narratives and identities
- How can we do longitudinal narrative research in a short time frame?
- How do we resist (how have you resisted) foreclosures of meaning especially in the context in which we work (ie: as research students/authors/defenders of theses and also as clinicians or policy makers)?
- What is your experience of advocacy as a researcher when some narratives are deemed less important /valid in different settings, ie among academics, ethnic panels, etc?
- How can we convey the value of narrative methods in a context where the term 'narrative' is toxic ie in the context of neoliberalism and research-based management?
- What is your tip for PhD students who are starting analysing? What is the way, how to start narrative analysis?