Leaning : a poetics of personal relations / Ronald J. Pelias.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pelias, Ronald J., author.

Series:

Writing lives--ethnographic narratives.

Writing lives--ethnographic narratives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Biographical methods.

Ethnology.

Ethnology--Authorship.

Interpersonal relations.

Language and culture.

Communication and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ronald J Pelias explores leaning as a metaphor for analyzing interpersonal interaction. Bodies leaning toward one another are engaged, developing the potential for long-lasting, meaningful relationships. But this ideal is not often realized. Pelias makes use of a wide variety of tools such as personal narrative, autoethnography, poetic inquiry and performative writing in his exploration of the physical space of relationships. This deeply personal work is essential for scholars and students of qualitative research and autoethnography.

Contents:

pt. 1. Languaging relationships

pt. 2. Listening to myself and others

pt. 3. Watching men

pt. 4. Holding friends and lovers

pt. 5. Carrying family.

Notes:

First published 2011 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-42551-3

1-315-42552-1

1-315-42553-X

1-61132-545-5

1-59874-642-1

9781315425535

OCLC:

726734911