“Any time I came across something puzzling or problematic, I wrote about it, and that helped me to think about interviews theoretically” Kathryn Roulston in conversation with Judith Eckert and Georgios Coussios
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Kathryn Roulston is a leading scholar in ethnomethodologically and conversation-analytically inspired research on qualitative interview research. In this “interview on interviews”, she reflects on the biographical influence of Carolyn Baker on her work, her fascination with ethnomethodological and conversation-analytic perspectives, and their contributions to understanding interaction dynamics in interviews—including complex or problematic phenomena. Roulston’s reconstruction of different interview epistemologies offers valuable insights, fostering a nuanced discussion on quality criteria in data generation. The conversation also explores aspects of teaching interviewing.
Bibliographie: Roulston, Kathryn/Eckert, Judith/Coussios, Georgios: “Any time I came across something puzzling or problematic, I wrote about it, and that helped me to think about interviews theoretically”. Kathryn Roulston in conversation with Judith Eckert and Georgios Coussios, BIOS – Zeitschrift für Biographieforschung, Oral History und Lebensverlaufsanalysen, 1+2-2024, S. 235-251.
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