Abstract
This paper provides a description of the process of conducting an ethnographic and autoethnographic analysis of narratives expressed by four women struggling with eating disorders. It includes an explanation of how scripting these stories into a performance entitled Forever Hungry provided an effective means of narrative analysis. This ongoing interpretation of the narratives, which emerged as I wrote the script, directed the rehearsals, watched the performances, and received audience members' reactions, was very useful in creating meaning from the stories that were shared, especially when combined with a more traditional analysis. This paper also expresses the importance of allowing the voices of those who express their stories to be heard above all in order to find and preserve meaning when doing narrative research so that connections within the human experience may continue to be discovered.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
33
Issue
1
First Page
38
Last Page
47
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Sohl-Cryer, Laura
(2001)
"Creating Forever Hungry: Finding (and Preserving) Meaningful Experience Through Multiple Voices,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 33:
No.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol33/iss1/7
Copyright
©2001 Iowa Communication Association
