Under the Sign of Hope: Feminist Methodology and Narrative Interpretation

By Leslie Rebecca Bloom

Book Overview

Under the Sign of Hope examines the practices of life history, ethnographic fieldwork, and interpretation of women's narratives, ultimately asserting the importance of self-reflexivity for feminist methodology. Bloom takes the stance that what is critical to research is an ability to analyze the complexities of researcher-participant relationships and the limitations of narrative interpretation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791439178
• ISBN13: 9780791439173
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 4.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

An example of practice informed by theory

Leslie Rebecca Bloom does an excellent job of articulating how feminist poststructuralism can be a useful theoretical lens for doing research. Her text is an excellent example of praxis, practice informed by theory. She has the courage to interrogate her methodology as she is in the moment of conducting her research by consistently being reflective of her actions and analyzing the possiblities and limitations of narrative inquiry and the relationships involved in research.