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The Individual and Beyond: Reflections of the Life History Process
Author(s) -
Blackman Margaret B.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
anthropology and humanism quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1548-1409
pISSN - 0193-5615
DOI - 10.1525/ahu.1991.16.2.56
Subject(s) - reinterpretation , narrative , life history , popularity , ethnography , oral history , aesthetics , narrative history , product (mathematics) , history , sociology , anthropology , literature , art , psychology , social psychology , ecology , geometry , mathematics , biology
The life history, a narrative form which has a substantial if fragmented history in anthropology, is enjoying a resurgence of popularity, both as an end product and as a genre inviting reinterpretation and analysis. For the narrative ethnographer the life history offers rich ground for examination and discussion. Focusing upon ongoing life history research in northern Alaska by the author and others, this article explores some of the current dimensions of life history studies.