Methodological challengers for a family’s (auto)biography

Authors

  • Flavia de Oliveira Barreto Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/intellectus.2017.31653

Keywords:

Oral history, family (auto)biography, (auto)biography methodology, memory.

Abstract

The article discusses the challenge of the objectivity when composing the (auto)biographic narrative based upon a document of oral history/life history when the character and narrator belong in the same family. The reflexive dialogue is established from the paper and text of Edgar Morin - "A point in the hologram. The life of Vidal my father". We introduce some definitions whilst maintaining the focus on the problem of the relationship between narrator and character who are members of the same family. The article also covers the problems of the objectivity when dealing with the subjectivity and the questions concerning the affection as one of the greatest methodological challenges.

How to Cite

Barreto, F. de O. (2017). Methodological challengers for a family’s (auto)biography. Intellèctus, 16(2), 85–108. https://doi.org/10.12957/intellectus.2017.31653