A Pregnant Pause? Reproduction, waiting and silences in the relational endurance of austerity

Hall, Sarah Marie

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103755

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“…Methodologies that capture the temporal dimensions of living (in) crisis are much needed. For instance, emerging qualitative research has identified austerity policies as leading to the deferral or postponement of housing, employment and relationship decisions, in turn thought to lead to delayed reproduction (Hall, 2022(Hall, , 2023a(Hall, , 2023bLebano & Jamieson, 2020). Thus, austerity can be understood as a crisis with multiple faces; economic, social, demographic, political and more.…”

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“…In the case of this research project, this included the very intimate decisions people make about having children. With a topic so incredibly personal, centred on people's biographies and inter-personal experiences, and relating to decisions made, in the making, and to be made, I wanted to deploy methodologies that could elicit in-depth accounts on the passing and prospect of lives in/over time (see Hall, 2023aHall, , 2023b for more on the importance of reproduction in this research). The methodological objective thus became about creating a comprehensive approach to thinking, talking and reflecting on personal lives and life-courses, situated within a particular economic, social and political context.…”

Section: Developing the Oral Histories And Futures Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At the same time, they often reflected on the nature of the topic, that it could be a hard subject to listen about. Some even told me to go and hug my dog afterwards (Hall, 2023b). None of the participants asked if I had children.…”

Section: Developing the Oral Histories And Futures Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To capture this messiness of lives over and in time, an OHF approach encourages participants to talk about their personal biographies in the round, including expectations of having their own children, present circumstances and future imaginaries. These futures narratives were also influenced by critical life-course perspectives, questioning the teleologies of space-time-the notion that life events happen in a particular order, that time is processual (Hall, 2023b;Worth, 2009). Questions and prompts included: What type of family did you think you would have?…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is particularly pertinent for researching crises, where ideas of the future can diverge dramatically from reality. Additionally, because of a general reliance on past and present experiences in Oral Histories (Hampton, 2022), these future-in-retrospect reflections are rarely captured (Hall, 2023b).…”

Section: The Futurementioning

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Oral Histories and Futures: Researching crises across the life‐course and the life‐course of crises

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2023

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This paper showcases Oral Histories and Futures interviews as an approach and series of innovations for researching crises with qualitative methods. It presents new possibilities for methodological innovations to embrace the multi‐directional and longitudinal temporalities of crises across the life‐course and the life‐course of crises. As an exciting avenue for methodological enhancement, I build on and bring together techniques across Oral Histories and creative biographical interviewing. Developed as part of a recent study exploring reproduction, economic crisis and the life‐course, with this approach I aimed to elicit people's experiences and opinions about their pasts, present and futures by innovating with traditional qualitative methodologies. I outline five areas of innovation—and associated observations, opportunities and obstacles—including a focus on younger generations, on the future, the inclusion of reflexive activities, interviewing in the midst of crises, and remote interviewing. Conclusions highlight what can be learned from an Oral Histories and Futures approach for thinking about socio‐temporal horizons.

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Section: Developing the Oral Histories And Futures Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Developing the Oral Histories And Futures Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Developing the Oral Histories And Futures Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Futurementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Futurementioning

confidence: 99%

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