Storylines: Craftartists’ Narratives of IdentityWhat do we mean when we refer to our “identity,” and how do we represent it in the stories we tell about our lives? Is “identity” a sustained private core, or does it change as circumstances and relationships shift? In this thoughtful and learned book, a recognized master of research interviewing explores these questions through analyses of in-depth interviews with five craftartists, who reflect on their lives and their efforts to sustain their form of work as committed artists in a world of mass production and standardization. |
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... began this series of interviews , I also initiated an informal discussion group about narrative research . The Narrative Study Group , which includes researchers from different universities and disci- plines , continues to meet monthly ...
... began to learn more about the history and current place of the crafts in society . My initial notion of what might motivate craftartists to pursue their work in a society that was relatively unreceptive and provided little in the way of ...
... began before this study ( Mishler , 1986a ; Mishler , 1986b ) , but developed concurrently with it . It is the third axis around which the book revolves , less a distinctive focal point than a shaft running through all the parts and ...
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Contents
Studying the Lives and Work of Craftartists Identity and Narrative | 1 |
Sources and Routes Variable Pathways in Identity Formation | 21 |
Contingencies and Turning Points Discontinuities in the Life Course | 53 |
Tensions and Contradictions Revisiting Claims for Coherence in Life Stories | 83 |
Identities inas Relationships within the Family and at Work | 111 |
Narrative Studies of Identity A Forward Look | 145 |
Notes | 165 |
References | 173 |