‘Kept in the Dark’: Childhood, Pregnancy and Childbirth Experiences

Westall, Carolyn; Liamputtong, Pranee

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-1694-0_4

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“…A poignant example of the power of touch in research is from the work of Carolyn Westall (2008) and her interview study of women and postnatal depression, discussed earlier. One of the participants, a mother of two children, contacted her and told Westall that she planned on committing suicide by wrapping the rope from her children’s swing rope around her neck.…”

Section: Acknowledging the Importance Of The Senses In Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The sounds provided memories of the field site, and also enabled further understanding and enriched analysis of participants’ environments. Similarly, researchers can use objects from the research encounter, such as Westall’s (2008) rope, the tactility of which was a reminder of the anguish of postnatal depression. Items easily accumulated during interviews, such as business cards and pamphlets, offer sources of textual analysis not only in terms of the printed words but also with regard to the materiality of the object.…”

Section: Integration Of the Senses Into Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Developing Sensory Awareness in Qualitative Interviewing

Harris

Guillemin

2011

Qual Health Res

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Within the social sciences there has been an increased interest in the senses. Much of this work has focused on ethnographic methods and has concentrated on research about the senses. In this article we focus on interviews and examine the value of expanded interviewing strategies that use the senses as access points. We argue that a sensory awareness can enrich interviews by offering a portal to otherwise unexplored illness or health care experiences which are either too difficult to articulate or too intangible to describe. Sensory awareness incorporates not only attentiveness to the research environment but also the utilization of sensory questions or prompts to gain insight into the research experience. We draw from a variety of empirical studies, and offer methodological guidance to the researcher while exploring ethical and challenging aspects of incorporating sensory awareness into the research interview.

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Section: Acknowledging the Importance Of The Senses In Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Integration Of the Senses Into Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%