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Abstracts
Abstract
By comparing two interviews with women exposed to their husbands’ violence, this article shows that an exploration of the many layers of a personal narrative is not a straightforward linear process, but a circular one. Based on the analysis of one of Catherine Riessman’s case stories and one of the author’s, the article further shows that a narrative can change dramatically if the tellers’ and/or listeners’ positions change during the interview.
Keywords:
- Positioning,
- intimate partner violence,
- personal narrative,
- teller/listener interaction,
- interview,
- multi-layered narrative
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