The interview as narrative ethnography: seeking and shaping connections in qualitative research

Hampshire, K.; Blell, M.; Iqbal, N.; Simpson, B.

doi:10.1080/13645579.2012.729405

The interview as narrative ethnography: seeking and shaping connections in qualitative research

Hampshire, K.; Blell, M.; Iqbal, N.; Simpson, B.

Authors

Professor Kate Hampshire k.r.hampshire@durham.ac.uk
Professor

M. Blell

N. Iqbal

Professor Bob Simpson robert.simpson@durham.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor

Abstract

Acts of counter-subjectification in qualitative research are always present but are often submerged in accounts that seek to locate the power of subjectification entirely with the researcher. This is particularly so when talking to people about sensitive issues. Based on an interview-based study of infertility and reproductive disruption among British Pakistanis in Northeast England, we explore how we, as researchers, sought and were drawn into various kinds of connections with the study participants; connections that were actively and performatively constructed through time. The three of us that conducted interviews are all female academics with Ph.Ds in anthropology, but thereafter our backgrounds, life stories and experiences diverge in ways that intersected with those of our informants in complex and shifting ways. We describe how these processes shaped the production of narrative accounts and consider some of the associated analytical and ethical implications.

Citation

Hampshire, K., Blell, M., Iqbal, N., & Simpson, B. (2014). The interview as narrative ethnography: seeking and shaping connections in qualitative research. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 17(3), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2012.729405

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Aug 28, 2012
Online Publication Date	Oct 4, 2012
Publication Date	May 4, 2014
Deposit Date	Oct 31, 2012
Publicly Available Date	Aug 7, 2013
Journal	International Journal of Social Research Methodology
Print ISSN	1364-5579
Electronic ISSN	1464-5300
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	17
Issue	3
Pages	215-231
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2012.729405
Keywords	Qualitative research, Interviewing, Subjectification, IVF, Narrative ethnography, Infertility.

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in International Journal of Social Research Methodology on 04/10/2012, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13645579.2012.729405.