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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... 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 produc- tion and ...
... -674-83973-0 ( alk . paper ) 1. Artists - Psychology . 2. Artists Interviews . 3. Identity ( Psychology ) 4. Discourse analysis , Narrative . I. Title . 745'.092 2 - dc21 99-38230 For our grandchildren , Max , Raphael , Nikolai ,
... interviewed in 1986-87 . I am deeply indebted to them for consenting to talk with me about their work and lives ... interviews , I also initiated an informal discussion group about narrative research . The Narrative Study Group , which ...
... to life his- tory interviews ; the process of adult identity formation . These keywords in the book's subtitle are of equal importance ; each , however , has its own history as a general topic and field of inquiry and Preface.
... interviews are the data for this study , and their detailed analysis is the basis for my exploration of the value of a particular ap- proach to narrative analysis for understanding adult identity formation , which is the central problem ...
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 |