An interesting response to this may be in Erica McWilliam's (1994) "In
Broken Images..." - her 'methodology' is divided in several analytical and
narrative-based approaches;
but significantly, what McWIlliam's does is rely on the emtaphors used by
the people she is writing about to help her understand their meanings...
rather than RE-write what people have said, she relies on their uses of
language to contruct a
"tale"...
it is not a flawless approach by any means; however, the direction of the
interpretation shifts when the writer is relying on the metaphors and
language-practices of 'others' to construct an interpretation of what
people 'mean'...
diane
"Every tool is a weapon if you hold it right."
Ani Difranco
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diane celia hodges
faculty of education
university of british columbia
vancouver, bc canada
tel: (604)-253-4807
email: dchodges who-is-at interchange.ubc.ca