My Response to Adesola's Narrative Inquiry and Ethnography

Adesola posted a very interesting piece on her blog on 22/04/19. What I found fascinating was the history of writing itself. Narrative inquiry took a turn from the early 1900s, where objective accounts of events were openly written. As it became a credible method of research, it became the voice of the 'other'. I felt that the ironic use of the capital letter "acknowledge the Reader" emphasises the importance of the role of the receiver. The reader absorbs the information and can make interpretations, therefore being apart of the exchange of knowledge. This way of writing will open more doors for connections to be made between human beings. 

The ideas from the likes of Robert E. Parks and Fredric Milton suggest that the thoughts and experiences from the researchers' voice can be present in the data itself. I find this obvious yet challenging. Adesola describes it as "we are all apart of an event" where we can allow "embodied" research. I am excited to discover how feminism ties in with ethnography and narrative inquiry techniques.

Module 1 so far seems very thrilling. New information waiting to be inter-connected.