Abstract
Previous chapters in this volume pointed to the diversity of theories and approaches within narrative research, and showed the creativity of narrative researchers to integrate or incorporate this diversity in their studies. However, Squire (this volume) has noticed earlier that this diversity also seems to force narrative research to deal with two "incommensurable" theories of human subjectivity and selfhood. Starting with a condense review of the field of tension between both theories, this chapter demonstrates narrative practice based on a recently developed perspective, that was inspired by the rhizome thinking introduced by the French writers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari (Sermijn, De Vlieger & Loots, 2008). We illustrate and discuss how this perspective can be applied in practicing narrative research, by presenting a case-study on life narratives in a post-conflict community in Northern Uganda.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Doing Narrative Research |
| Editors | M. Andrews, C. Squire, M. Tamboukou |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
| Pages | 108-125 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4462-5265-9, 9781446252666 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- narrative practice
- northern Uganda
- rhizome
- post conflict
- life narratives