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The Research Interview as a Dialogical Context for the Production of Social Life and Personal Narratives

Aalborg University, Denmark, Lenet{at}hum.aau.dk

The aim of the present article is to consider the research interview as a dialogical context for the production of social life and personal narratives. It is emphasized that interviews are inevitable, dialogical social events based on repertoires of socially and culturally embedded and constantly changing words and discourses. Rather than viewing the interview as a setting for unfolding an inner and subjective lifestory uninfluenced by the interview setting, it is suggested that the interview is better described as a setting in which dissenting opinion, diverse discourses, and personal narratives are produced through the social, dialogical context of the interview. In this sense, one major objective of qualitative research interviewing is to identify general discursive repertoires in speaking within particular social settings and to fuel public dialogue about research themes beyond the specific interview setting.

Key Words: dialogue • Bahktin • polyphonic research interviewing

This version was published on November 1, 2009

Qualitative Inquiry, Vol. 15, No. 9, 1498-1515 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1077800409343063


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