Open AccessReflexivity in research teams through narrative practice and textile-making
Author(s) -
Beatriz Elena Arias López,
Christine Andrä,
Berit Bliesemann de Guevara
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
qualitative research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.285
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1741-3109
pISSN - 1468-7941
DOI - 10.1177/14687941211028799
Subject(s) - reflexivity , narrative , storytelling , sociology , qualitative research , embodied cognition , citizen journalism , expression (computer science) , textile , narrative inquiry , epistemology , computer science , linguistics , social science , history , philosophy , archaeology , world wide web , programming language
This article discusses narrative practice and textile-making as two techniques of researcher reflexivity in diverse teams conducting qualitative-interpretive research. Specifically, it suggests definitional ceremonies—a collective structured method of storytelling and group resonances—as a useful tool to interweave diverse researchers as a team, while maintaining the plurivocity that enables deeper reflexivity. Additionally, textile-making is introduced as a material and embodied way of expression, which complements narrative practice where words fail or need a non-linguistic form of elicitation. We illustrate the two techniques with examples from our international, collaborative qualitative-interpretive research project with demobilized guerrilla fighters in Colombia.