Description
| Product ID: | 9780367855925 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Narrative Portraits in Qualitative Research |
| Authors: | Author: Edgar Rodriguez-Dorans |
| Page Count: | 144 |
| Subjects: | Research methods: general, Research methods: general, Gender studies, gender groups, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychology of gender, Social, group or collective psychology, Higher education, tertiary education, Gender studies, gender groups, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Psychology of gender, Social, group or collective psychology, Higher & further education, tertiary education |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book explains and demonstrates ‘narrative portraiture’ as an analytical approach to qualitative data. Narrative portraiture brings the relationship between researcher and participants to the fore and by doing so, it highlights the interpretive power of the researcher and the ethical considerations around it. Narrative Portraits in Qualitative Research offers an analytical approach to qualitative data. Through narrative portraiture, research findings can be contextualised in broader social narratives without losing sight of the unique personal qualities of the research encounter. Drawing a parallel between the artistic work of a portrait maker in depicting a subject – sometimes an object – and the work of the researcher in exploring people’s experiences, narrative portraiture invites a close-up into a person’s narrated and embodied experience and argues that one of the main research findings in qualitative research is the person themselves; their circumstances, and their life story. The book proposes four approaches to narrative portraiture: (1) a systematic approach to narrative analysis, (2) the use of phronesis in narrative portraiture, (3) the concept of ‘imagined portraits’ as a collaborative approach between visual arts and social sciences, and (4) the use of ‘performative portraits’ both as an analytic tool and product for research communication. This book will help qualitative researchers create first-person narratives that will give a glimpse into the participants’ lives in a way that is simultaneously deep, concise, and evocative. This book will be suitable for those interested in narrative methods and qualitative research in health care, education, and the social sciences. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-09-09 |
