The reflexive interview and a performative social science

Abstract

The reflexive interview is located within the structures of the cinematic-interview society. The concepts of performance interview, narrative collage, postmodern interview, performative writing and ethnodrama are developed. The work of Anna Deavere Smith is also discussed.

Sensitizing Questions: A Method to Facilitate Analyzing the Meaning of an Utterance

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