scholarly journals African American Experiences in the Historic Dunbar Neighborhood in San Marcos, Texas: A Case Study of Counter-Life Stories

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Shetay Ashford-Hanserd ◽  
Eric Sarmiento ◽  
Colleen C. Myles ◽  
Steven W. Rayburn ◽  
Aimee Kendall Roundtree ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Community Members ◽  
San Marcos ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Community ◽  
External Forces ◽  
Future Work

The purpose of this participatory research project is to examine the lived experiences (counter-life stories) of current and former Dunbar residents and congregants of Dunbar churches to demonstrate how local stories counter the dominant perspective about the experiences of American Americans in the Dunbar community. Once a thriving community at the center of civil rights activities in Hays County, Texas, the neighborhood has evolved in many ways in the past several decades, contrary to popular belief. This case study employs counter-life story methodology to uncover the hidden truths about Dunbar residents and congregants’ experiences to generate new knowledge about the experiences of African Americans in San Marcos, Texas, and Hays County. Thematic analysis of unfiltered commentary from Dunbar community members revealed three emergent themes: history of racism and slavery, impact of environmental and social racism, and rebuilding and restoring the community. Individual and shared strengths make the community unique and resilient. In-migration of new community members has been outpaced by outmigration. Finally, issues of taxation, representation, and the ongoing deterioration of neighborhood infrastructure are forefront in community members’ minds. In sum, the bedrock of personal and community values and hard work has not changed, but external forces continue to affect the community and compel it to pivot and make plans for change. Personal and communal strengths make the community unique and resilient. Future work will enlist geographic data and methods to help further investigate changes over time.

Vocational Development in Emerging Adulthood

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael W. Pratt ◽  
M. Kyle Matsuba
Keyword(s):  
Turning Point ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Emerging Adult ◽  
Vocational Development ◽  
Data Set ◽  
The World ◽  
Key Concepts

Chapter 6 reviews research on the topic of vocational/occupational development in relation to the McAdams and Pals tripartite personality framework of traits, goals, and life stories. Distinctions between types of motivations for the work role (as a job, career, or calling) are particularly highlighted. The authors then turn to research from the Futures Study on work motivations and their links to personality traits, identity, generativity, and the life story, drawing on analyses and quotes from the data set. To illustrate the key concepts from this vocation chapter, the authors end with a case study on Charles Darwin’s pivotal turning point, his round-the-world voyage as naturalist for the HMS Beagle. Darwin was an emerging adult in his 20s at the time, and we highlight the role of this journey as a turning point in his adult vocational development.

scholarly journals Ученики и учителя Тенишевского училища (по школьным журналам и архивным документам) [Tenishev School: Its Instructors, Students, School Magazines and Archives]

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 117-177
Author(s):  
Marina Salman
Keyword(s):  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Archival Data ◽  
Russian History ◽  
Osip Mandel'shtam ◽  
Major Goal ◽  
School Life ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Director ◽  
History Of

This article results from extensive archival research, and compares information found in Tenishev school magazines to the archival data concerning the school life of the corresponding period. The article’s major goal is to reconstruct life stories of Tenishev school students and the school’s instructors as meticulously as possible, and also to demonstrate the style of communication between the teachers and adolescents. It also reveals some previously unknown information concerning the life story of Tenishev School director Alexander Ostrogorskii (1868—1908). KEYWORDS: 20th-Century Russian History, Osip Mandel’shtam (1891—1938), Viktor Zhirmunskii (1891—1971), Alexander Ostrogorskii (1868—1908), Tenishev School, School Magazines, Soviet Terror, History of School Education in Russia.

scholarly journals Winners and Losers of the Process of Transformation as an Etic Category versus Emic Biographical Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-266
Author(s):  
Kaja Kaźmierska
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
Emic Perspective ◽  
The Way

One of the common and schematic descriptions in the perspective of the 1989 breakthrough are two ways of dealing with it by people who are respectively called winners or losers of transformation. These stereotypical characteristics are not only the tool to draw the general image of effects of the transition, but are also based on the specific way of interpretation deeply rooted, for example, in neoliberal thinking. Yet, from the perspective of an individual—so-called Schütz’s man on the street—the categorization of winners and losers not only simplifies the description of social reality, but also it cannot be easily biographically justified because the etic categorization is not always relevant to the emic perspective. In other words, the life history of an individual, showing the main phases and events of biography, and life story—the way that one interprets his/her biographical experiences— may not correspond to each other. The analysis of these two aspects of biography (what is lived through and how it is interpreted) shows how people have dealt with the process of transformation. In the paper, it is presented on the basis of one case study.

scholarly journals Empowering Kibera during political change: A case study through a Freirean lens

2021 ◽  
pp. 002087282110102
Author(s):  
Neil Gibson ◽  
Stephen Vertigans ◽  
Natascha Mueller-Hirth
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Political Change ◽  
Paulo Freire ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Development Work ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Work Empowerment

Empowerment is an often used concept and the work of Paulo Freire has helped to define the application and outcomes of approaches. The researchers visited Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, during periods of political activity which had previously resulted in violence. Community members identified strategies employed in an attempt to curtail heightened risk. These factors were analysed to evaluate whether empowerment, as espoused by Freire, was still relevant in community development work. Empowerment strategies were multi-faceted and highlighted that they had created new issues for the community to address, suggesting strategy and outcomes need to be strong considerations in future work.

scholarly journals Ethnic diversity in the construction of life stories in Latvia

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 266-286
Author(s):  
Ieva Garda-Rozenberga ◽  
Māra Zirnīte
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Historical Narratives ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
History Of ◽  
Geographical Space

Ethnic diversity in the construction of life stories in LatviaLatvian society is ethnically diverse and has the largest proportion of ethnic minorities of the three Baltic States. The article draws upon life-story research with respondents from Russian and Romany communities in Latvia. These communities have different social, historical and cultural experiences, thereby allowing them to be contrasted and compared. Ethnic diversity can be considered one of the benefits of Latvia’s cultural identity because it provides the opportunity not only to become acquainted with the characteristics and uniqueness of each culture but also to establish which traits unite these cultures, thereby creating a harmonious space which can accommodate cultural diversity. Biographical interviews facilitate the juxtaposition and comparative interpretation of cultural values, ways of belonging, and the articulation of collective memory in different ethnic groups.The article expands the analytical part of the sources: how the personal life stories are connected with the broader (general) social and historical narratives. A few samples are used to characterise narration techniques, cultural references in the construction of life stories and its layout, as well as imagery. The main feature studied in the article is self-positioning in the general course of history and in the history of the defined geographical space – Latvia. Zróżnicowanie etniczne w konstruowaniu historii życia na ŁotwieSpołeczeństwo łotewskie jest zróżnicowane etnicznie i spośród trzech państw bałtyckich ma największy odsetek mniejszości etnicznych. Artykuł opiera się na badaniach nad historią życia respondentów pochodzących z zamieszkujących Łotwę mniejszości rosyjskiej i romskiej. Mają one odmienne doświadczenia społeczne, historyczne i kulturowe, dzięki czemu można je zestawiać i porównywać. Zróżnicowanie etniczne może być uważane za jedną z zalet tożsamości kulturowej Łotwy, ponieważ stwarza możliwość nie tylko poznania cech i unikatowości każdej z kultur, lecz także pozwala ustalić, które cechy spajają te kultury, tym samym stwarzając harmonijną przestrzeń, w której jest miejsce na różnorodność etniczną. Wywiady biograficzne ułatwiają wzajemne przeciwstawienie i porównawcze interpretacje wartości kulturowych, sposobu przynależenia, jak też artykułowania pamięci zbiorowej u różnych grup etnicznych.Artykuł poszerza część analityczną źródeł w kwestii, jak osobista historia życia łączy się z szerszymi, ogólnymi narracjami społecznymi i historycznymi. Na kilku przykładach scharakteryzowano zarówno techniki narracji, odniesienia kulturowe w budowaniu historii życia i ich układów, jak też obrazowania. Zasadniczą cechą badaną w tym artykule jest autosytuowanie siebie w ogólnym przebiegu historii i w historii określonej przestrzeni geograficznej na Łotwie.

scholarly journals Recent books on Inuit oral history. ALUNIK, Ishmael, Eddie D. KOLAUSOK and David MORRISON, 2003 Across Time and Tundra. The Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic, Vancouver, Raincoast, Seattle, University of Washington Press, Gatineau, Canadian Museum of Civilization, 230 pages. BENNETT, John and Susan ROWLEY (compilers and editors), 2004 Uqalurait. An Oral History of Nunavut, Montreal, McGill-Queen’s University Press. 473 pages. BROWER, Harry, Sr., 2004 The Whales, They Give Themselves. Conversations with Harry Brower, Sr., edited by Karen Brewster, Fairbanks, University of Alaska Press, Oral Biography Series, 4, 232 pages. OKPIK, Abraham, 2005 We Call It Survival. The Life Story of Abraham Okpik, edited by Louis McComber, Iqaluit, Nunavut Arctic College, Life Stories of Northern Leaders Series, 1, 384 pages. PANEAK, Simon, 2004 In a Hungry Country. Essays by Simon Paneak, edited by John Martin Campbell with contributions by Grant Spearman, Robert L. Rausch and Stephen C. Porter, Fairbanks, University of Alaska Press, 125 pages. PINSON, Elizabeth Bernhardt, 2004 Alaska’s Daughter. An Eskimo Memoir of the Early Twentieth Century, Logan, Utah State University Press, 212 pages.

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Murielle Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
State University ◽  
Utah State University ◽  
University Of Washington ◽  
College Life ◽  
History Of ◽  
Western Arctic

scholarly journals Narrative Identity in Late Adulthood

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Cierpka
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Identity ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Middle Adulthood ◽  
Late Adulthood ◽  
History Of

Abstract Narrative identity is recognized as a process and viewed in dynamic terms, as an entity subject to constant changes in the course of one’s life. It is assumed that an increasing need to make changes in one’s history of life emerges in middle adulthood. A generative script is revealed, containing a plan to become part of the lives of future generations. The process of creative integration of one’s life story may gather momentum in late adulthood, when individuals explore their identity in the context of their life’s work. In order to test the above assumptions, narratives of participants aged 65-80 years who were wives/mothers/grandmothers or husbands/fathers/grandfathers during their lives were analyzed. Six main themes characteristic of life stories in late adulthood were identified, along with groups of traits, behaviors and values which participants wished to pass on to subsequent generations. The narratives clearly featured a generative motivation and the need to integrate one’s story.

scholarly journals “My Generation is Quite a Sullen One…”: Trauma and Remembering in Life Stories after 1956

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-110
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Bögre
Keyword(s):  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
The Public ◽  
Hungarian Society ◽  
History Of ◽  
To Come ◽  
Nervous Breakdown

Following 1989, the public discussion and examination of the history of secret police agents happened in an inadequate, unsatisfactory manner: Hungarian society was unable to come to terms with its former informers. This proved to be a loss not only for the victims, “the targets”, but also for the “observers”. The catharsis of asking and receiving forgiveness did not occur, although it could have lead to deliver provided relief also for those who were involved.The purpose of this essay is to describe the life story of E. V., who suffered a nervous breakdown when her fiancé was executed in 1957 during the post-revolutionary persecutions. Meanwhile the political police recruited her as an agent. Based on the available sources, it is possible to claim that after the Hungarian political transformation in 1989, E. V. reshaped her memory and her personal identity because she was unable to face her past. She claimed in her life history interview: “I am no relative or friend to anyone”.

scholarly journals Development ethnography and the limits of practice: a case study of life stories from Aceh, Indonesia

1970 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Fèvre
Keyword(s):  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Applied Anthropology ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Life Story Interviews ◽  
Training And Support ◽  
Adaptive Approaches

Drawing on life story interviews, this paper shows how individuals in Aceh, Indonesia, experienced social and economic changes after the Indian Ocean tsunami, while also continuing to grieve.  It discusses the importance for the anthropologist of managing different identities, such as development worker and ethnographer, in a way that is ethical and appropriate, and considers how an engagement with development can enhance the resources and methodologies available to ethnographers to improve their practice of applied anthropology.  Some of the ethical and practical challenges of working with communities who have experienced trauma are discussed, and insights and methodologies from the fields of oral history and counselling are proposed, which could help anthropologists to use more contextualised and adaptive approaches in their practice.  In particular, issues of informant vulnerability and the importance of training and support are considered for ethnographers working with communities who have experienced trauma. 

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