1st Edition

Collaborative Cross-Cultural Narrative Inquiry Embracing Curiosity, Cultural Humility, and the Imagination

By Cathy Raymond Copyright 2025
254 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

254 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

254 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Collaborative Cross-Cultural Narrative Inquiry invites readers to participate in the experience of engaging in and reflecting on the author’s collaborative cross-cultural narrative research online with Parvana, an Afghan woman living in Afghanistan until August 2021. Storied reflections along with excerpts from interviews, storied data, doctoral assignments, peer feedback, analytic memos, and... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Individual and Intertwined Paths Towards Collaborative Cross-Cultural Narrative Inquiry Online: Storied Reflections  3. Cultivating Collaborative Cross-Cultural Narrative Research Relationships Online: The Importance of Curiosity, Care, and the Imagination  4. Reflecting on Positionality, Privilege, and Motivation: The Importance of Making Ourselves Vulnerable and Accountable to Our Narrative Research Partners  5. The Path to Developing an Integrated Conceptual Framework for Cross-Cultural Narrative Research: Wish Lists, Portfolios, Peer Reviews, Inventories  6. Reflections On the Iterative Process of Crafting Narrative Research Questions  7. Decolonizing Strategies for Generating Narrative Data: Participant-Generated Storied Data and Co-Constructed Interview Conversations  8. Exploring Culturally Relevant Approaches to Narrative Analysis: Enthymematic Analysis, Artifactual Analysis, and Three-Dimensional Narrative Space Analysis  9. Decolonizing Traditional Research Report Writing: Poetic Re-Storying and Other Creative Approaches for Re-Presenting New Insights  10. Navigating Ethical Considerations While Engaging in Collaborative Cross-Cultural Narrative Research Online

Biography

Cathy Raymond works in international education and is passionate about cultivating collaborative cross-cultural relationships informed by curiosity, cultural humility, and the imagination. She currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Practice in English at the American University of Afghanistan.