Communities in the making: Pedagogic explorations using oral history

Harding, Jennifer; Gabriel, John

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“…The interaction between interviewer and interviewee involves a power relation, in which positions of power can shift over the course of the conversation but in which the initiative, and hence power, is located more with the interviewer. In this sense, the emancipatory potential of the interview is necessarily mediated by the research relationship and the context (comprising hegemonic relations) in which it is situated and the autobiographical account is subsequently interpreted and represented (Harding and Gabriel, 2004;Harding 2002).…”

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Questioning the Subject in Biographical Interviewing

Harding

2006

Sociological Research Online

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This paper considers how different approaches to interviewing and styles of questioning produce different sorts of biographical subjects and accounts. It compares styles of biographical interview (chronological and narrative) and types of question (narrative and explanatory), and presents an approach, which treats the interview as a collaborative co-production primarily concerned with the present and subjectivity, rather than the past and fact. It also considers how biographical interviewing may direct and contain narratives of the self through the subject positions it creates and offers interviewees. Discussion is grounded in reflection on a recent project involving university students in interviewing young people leaving care about their care experiences and making a training video for professionals. The paper highlights the inter-subjective and emotional aspects of interviewing in this context.

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Questioning the Subject in Biographical Interviewing

Harding

2006

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“…This resonated with contemporary conversations in Higher Education sector regarding work-based learning and, in particular, about 'student volunteering' (service learning) as a way of promoting active citizenship and employment opportunities for students whilst, at the same time, improving the quality of life in disadvantaged communities (Harding and Gabriel 2004). We responded by designing a project and successful bid to the Higher Education Active Community Fund, which provided support for learning through volunteering.…”

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“…Whilst oral history projects tend to aim to empower by 'giving voice', empowerment, in our experience, is a relative term constrained by available resources and, in particular, the relations (of power) constituting the research process (Harding and Gabriel 2004). Empowerment through interview has to be understood, not as a single act leading to a reversal of fortune, but as always partial and 'part of an ongoing process of self reflexivity, production and transformation within the research encounter and hegemonic relations which constitute it' (Harding 2006).…”

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“…Our participation in the projects discussed here is an outcome of earlier oral history projects also involving students as interviewers as part of regular teaching and learning at London Met (Harding 2002 andGabriel 2004). This pedagogic approach developed in response to the demography of the student bodydiverse and disadvantaged-and as a way of engaging students in reflecting on their own subjective experience and participating directly in knowledge production.…”

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“…For example, we heard through informal feedback that professional audiences viewing the film Care Stories were surprised at the frankness and openness of interviewees' narratives, which they felt would never be have been related to professionals. This might indicate a willingness on the part of young care leavers to critically reflect on, and speak publicly about, their personal experiences of foster care on the grounds that this might 'make a difference' to others, maybe more typical of their generation than older generations, and a considerable degree of warmth and chemistry in conversations between interviewers and interviewees (Harding and Gabriel 2004).…”

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The article examines recent debates surrounding public sociology in the context of a UK based Department of Applied Social Sciences. Three areas of work within the department form the focus of the article: violence against women and children; community-based oral history projects and health ethics teaching. The article draws on Micheal Burawoy's typology comprising public, policy, professional and critical sociology, and argues that much of the work described in the case studies more often lies somewhere in between, in the interstices, rather than within one or other of the four types. The result is not without its tensions and dilemmas, some of which are identified and explored, notably those arising from attempts to appeal to diverse audiences and meet the sometimes conflicting expectations of each.

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Researchers under the spell of the arts: Two decades of using arts-based methods in community-based inquiry with vulnerable populations

Coemans

Hannes

2017

Educational Research Review

116

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Please cite this article as: Coemans, S., Hannes, K., Researchers under the spell of the arts: Two decades of using arts-based methods in community-Based inquiry with vulnerable populations, Educational Research Review (2017Review ( ), doi: 10.1016Review ( /j.edurev.2017 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. A C C E P T E D ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT RESEARCHERS UNDER THE SPELL OF THE ARTS 2 AbstractIn the last decade, we have witnessed a growing number of published articles featuring artsbased methods. These methods have been picked up by researchers interested in education in, through and for communities. This scoping review focuses on the use of arts-based methods in community-based research. It was undertaken to provide an overview of how these methods are applied in research practice. Different databases were systematically searched, covering literature published over twenty years . We identified different types of arts-based methods. We described the reported rationales, benefits and limitations, and presented a definition of arts-based methods as used in community-based inquiry. Four challenges were reported: the need to support researchers to explore alternative analytical approaches, the need for methodological reflections, the need to reflect on the voicecomponent in this work, and the need to push the boundaries of what counts as 'the' academic standard. Despite the challenges involved in working on the thin line between art and research, the learning curve it creates for researchers, its value in terms of creating understanding and its capacity to engage participants makes it a worthwhile endeavor to invest in.

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Communities in the making: Pedagogic explorations using oral history

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Questioning the Subject in Biographical Interviewing

Questioning the Subject in Biographical Interviewing

Public Sociology: Working at the Interstices

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