Sociocultural trail within the dialogical self: I-positions, institutions, and cultural armory

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Gube
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Dialogical Self ◽  
Sociocultural Approach ◽  
Dialogical Self Theory ◽  
School Rule

This paper discusses the interface of dialogical self-theory and institutional context with reference to the schooling of ethnic minorities. It proposes a more nuanced approach to identifying cultural resources within institutions that contribute to dialogical movements and positioning, thereby advancing the application of dialogical self-theory within institutionalized spaces. Drawing on sociocultural concepts of identity construction, the discussion outlines how I-positions are tethered to social practices, relationships, power, and relations within institutions. These cultural resources are highlighted because they foreground how dialogical tensions occur and transcend opposing voices within an institution itself. In providing a textual analysis of Edward Said’s encounter with a school rule that tended to suppress his Arab identity, the integrated dialogical self-theory and sociocultural approach can highlight the contours of dialogical frictions as a result of negotiation with power across an institution to arrive at a desired I-position.

scholarly journals Exploring the Nature of the Dialogical Self: The Young Widow Memoir

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 40-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Den Elzen
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Narrative Identity ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Subject Positions ◽  
Dialogical Self ◽  
Multiple Voices ◽  
Dialogical Self Theory

This paper intends to contribute to the ongoing debate on identity construction by offering a textual analysis of two memoirs that depict the experience of young widowhood: Unremarried Widow by Artis Henderson (2014) and When it Rains by Maggie MacKellar (2010). I refer to the texts as young widow memoirs and identify them as a sub-genre of the grief memoir. Drawing on Paul Eakin’s concept of narrative identity and Hubert Hermans’ dialogical self theory, the analysis investigates how the memoirists use narrative to negotiate and represent the multiple subject positions and conflicting voices that arise out of the experience of young widowhood, and how they position selves which existed prior to their loss in relation to their post-loss selves. The memoirs under review are shown to rebuild a relatively stable sense of self out of the multiple voices of loss.   This article was based on a paper presented during the IABA-Europe Conference in 2015. The article was submitted on August 25th and published on April 13th 2017.

scholarly journals Making dialogue with an existential voice in transition from military to civilian life

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 832-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Grimell
Keyword(s):  
Military Personnel ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Identity Work ◽  
Civilian Life ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Dialogical Self ◽  
Dialogical Self Theory

Dialogical Self Theory has contributed to the endeavors to map and grid self-identity work in transition from military to civilian life throughout an empirical and longitudinal research project which focuses on existential dimensions. This article is based on a case study from this project and centers upon Sergeant Jonas, who, upon his return from deployment in Afghanistan, struggled with his transition as a new existential position was vocalized throughout the following annual interviews. This voice narrated feelings of meaninglessness, emptiness, and of having been deceived. In turn, this existential voice required an answer to a question which apparently had no answer. The meaning-making eventually evolved into an acceptance which enabled Jonas to proceed with his life. Dialogical processes between positions are important in order to go on with life amid existential concerns in the aftermath of military service since dialogicality of the self opens up a complex of dynamics of meaning-making processes, negotiations, and transformations. Based on the findings, it is suggested that the Personal Position Repertoire could potentially be strengthened by the addition of an internal existential position to its standard repertoire, at least when working with military personnel and/or veterans.

scholarly journals The psychological imagination

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Tateo
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Dialogical Self ◽  
Dialogical Self Theory ◽  
Higher Psychological Functions ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Issues ◽  
Symbolic Products

Abstract: The commentary presents an epistemological reflection about Dialogical Self theory. First, the theoretical issues of DS about the relationship between individuality, alterity and society are discussed, elaborating on the articles of this special issue. Then, it is presented the argument of psychologist's ontological fallacy, that is the attitude to moving from the study of processes to the study of psychological entities. Finally a development toward new research directions is proposed, focusing on the study of higher psychological functions and processes, taking into account complex symbolic products of human activity and developing psychological imagination.

The diversity of professional Canadian Muslim women: Faith, agency, and ‘performing’ identity

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 612-633
Author(s):  
Ruby Latif ◽  
Wendy Cukier ◽  
Suzanne Gagnon ◽  
Radia Chraibi
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Identity Work ◽  
Women's Identity ◽  
Workplace Experiences

AbstractThis article examines how identities are constructed and performed by a sample of Muslim women in the Canadian workplace. This research will provide new insights on how Muslim women disclose or ‘perform’ their identities in different contexts. This study will build upon previous research on identity construction of ethnic minorities in the workplace and intersectionality and the workplace experiences of Muslim women by conducting interviews with 23 professional Muslim women in Canada. The findings have important implications for understanding Muslim women’s identity work in broader contexts of discrimination, as well as accommodation and inclusion in organizations.

Adaptation in a dialogical perspective—From acculturation to proculturation

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimer Gamsakhurdia
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Process ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
Dialogical Self ◽  
Meta Position ◽  
Social Representation Theory ◽  
Adaptive Processes ◽  
Worldwide Web ◽  
Dialogical Self Theory ◽  
Modern Mass

This article aims to provide a reconsideration of the adaptive processes unfolding while meeting novel cultural elements in a dialogical perspective. The mainstream acculturation studies are criticized for seeing sociocultural transformations in a mechanistic and essentialist way and the term of proculturation is proposed instead, to emphasize constructive and subjective nature of human adaptation to novelties. Proculturation develops when a person faces any kind of novelties. It is a continuous process. Each proculturative experience inevitably makes imprint on personality, as any meeting with new ideas is interpreted subjectively and becomes part of a cognitive and affective experience. Proculturation can be initiated even without leaving home as globalization and modern mass media spread cultural elements from culture to culture easily throughout the whole world. Cultures overlap and constitute worldwide web of meanings. I propose ways for the integration of dialogical self theory (DST) and social representation theory (SRT). The term of social representation should be integrated in DST by replacing the term of meta-position as they serve essentially the same meaning in their theories respectively. In this way, dialogical self (DS) obtains processual dimension mediating through the personal and societal processes. Human subjectivity is contemplated as the stem of a semiotically mediated system of persons, cultures, and societies.

Candyman and the Return of the Repressed

Candyman ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 59-94
Author(s):  
Jon Towlson
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
American History ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Housing Authority ◽  
White Girl ◽  
Going Concern ◽  
Polite Society ◽  
The University

This chapter presents a textual analysis of Candyman (1992). The film at first appears to be a product of white liberal guilt at the plight of poor African-Americans; Helen Lyle lives in an expensive apartment originally built as another part of the projects but later sold by the housing authority as a going concern and turned into designer condos. Likewise, Helen is seen working on her research at the University, while black menial workers toil as cleaners in the background well aware of the legend of the Candyman. However, Bernard Rose consciously invokes American history and the oppression of ethnic minorities in his backstory for Tony Todd's Candyman character: the origin of the Candyman is based on a public lynching and plays on the fear of retribution for the historical ill-treatment of African-Americans. Candyman/Daniel Robitaille was the son of a slave, a free man who came into money, schooled, and brought up in polite society. His crime was that of miscegenation: he fell in love with a white girl, whom he made pregnant; his punishment was a horrible death.

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