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Qualitative Inquiry, Vol. 13, No. 4, 487-498 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1077800406297673

The Future of Narrative

Petra Munro Hendry

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

This article raises questions about the basic assumptions of narrative research regarding representation, research relationships and the very construct of narrative as a method and a form of research. The author suggests the need to rethink the very understanding of narrative as research because this reduces stories to objects thereby reifying a positivist view of knowledge. An alternative view of narrative as outside of research is explored that rethinks research not as a scientific act but as a spiritual act, one that honors the sacredness of our stories and humanity.

Key Words: narrative • life history • poststructuralism


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