Exploring Future Narratives and the Materialities of Futures. Material Methods in Qualitative Interviews with Young Women

Autor/in	Ravn, Signe
Titel	Exploring Future Narratives and the Materialities of Futures. Material Methods in Qualitative Interviews with Young Women
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 25 (2022) 5, S.611-623 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ravn, Signe)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1364-5579
DOI	10.1080/13645579.2021.1929716
Schlagwörter	Futures (of Society); Qualitative Research; Females; Interviews; Foreign Countries; Longitudinal Studies; Adolescents; Young Adults; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Future; Society; Zukunft; Qualitative Forschung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Australien
Abstract	This paper contributes to the 'future' methods literature by exploring the methodological potentials of material methods in qualitative research on young women's imagined futures. Existing research has demonstrated how producing knowledge about imagined futures remains a challenge, often leading to abstract or generic accounts of such futures. Arguing for a double focus on materiality as method and the materiality of methods, this paper extends material methods to innovatively study futures. By considering the narratives about imagined futures generated with and by 'future materials' brought by participants to an interview, the paper demonstrates that this approach is productive for gaining insights that go beyond generic accounts. That is, via the materiality of the objects, specific imagined futures become 'within reach' for participants, with the object serving as an anchor for these future narratives. Empirically the paper draws on data from a longitudinal qualitative study of young women's imagined futures in Australia. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01