Gallagher Marron, Natasha (2024) Stories in the Border Country. An autoethnographic exploration of narrative identity and re-storying. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.

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Abstract

Taking the ontological position that we are storied beings, living storied lives, I tell the story of my visit to border country, a metaphorical place of transformation and opportunity. In an autoethnographical exploration of narrative identity, I use the metaphors of the border country and changing track, in varying turns, a place removed, on the edge, exposed, liminal, transitional, exclusionary, or a place of opportunity, to read the compass, re-direct, re-centre, and re-story. This is a reflexive journey where I am open to being, and am, surprised by the stories told and what the stories tell me.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Additional Information:	Submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for the MEd in Adult and Community Education.
Keywords:	Stories; Border Country; autoethnographic exploration; narrative identity; re-storying; MEd in Adult and Community Education;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Adult and Community Education
Item ID:	19082
Depositing User:	IR eTheses
Date Deposited:	21 Oct 2024 09:05
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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