The Power of
Things
JOANNA SHERIDAN AND KERRY CHAMBERLAIN
School of Psychology, Massey University, North Shore
City, New Zealand
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Tulisan dengan judul "The Power of
Things" yang ditulis oleh JOANNA SHERIDAN dan KERRY CHAMBERLAIN berisikan tentang penelitian kualitatif mereka dimana untuk memperdalam, menguatkan narasi dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan sesuatu yang terkait dengan masa lalu seperti foto dll. Bahwa 'sesuatu' itu memiliki kekuatan tersendiri akan masa tertentu.
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Qualitative research extensively utilises interviews
to gain insight into the intricacy and texture of lived experience. However,
there is growing recognition of the limitations of interviewing as a
data-gathering method. Popular alternatives include a move to visual methods,
such as photo-production, to enhance the interviewing process. In this article,
we argue for the power of materiality in this process. We propose that material
objects, such as photographs, items of clothing, and personal journals, have
power to simultaneously provide proof of the past, produce increased narrative
depth, force change in narratives, and change the interview process and the
relationships caught up within it. We illustrate these issues by drawing on
data from a research project about weight loss. We conclude by considering the
implications and value of using material things in research.
Keywords: materiality; objects; photographs; visual
methods; memory; narrative; talk
