Narrative of Amor Fati: Meditations on Life and Death

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to consider a philosophical concept in terms of narrative inquiry. In this instance, the authors explore the Nietzschean concept of Amor Fati and explore what it means to construct narratives based on this concept. The authors provide a detailed literature review of Narrative Inquiry and align their work with the post qualitative narratives, specifically new materialism based on the work of Rosi Braidotti. The article concludes with suggestions about the nature of the tensions between life and death as well as how to fashion a life in spite of the ever-pervasive specter of death.

Freeplaying with narrative: A Jogando method in/as Capoeira research

“…However, narrative research often occurs within a strongly individualized and humanistic framework (Feely, 2019). Within this project, we seek to let the multiplicity inherent in each of our narratives speak (Carlson and Wells, 2018), and the result is that we no longer have individual stories, but storied-games, a co-mingling of voices creating a story underpinned by dexterity, movement, and (free)play. In this way, we see ourselves aligning with post-structural and post-human movements in qualitative research.…”

Introduction: Working the Tensions of the Post-Qualitative Movement in Qualitative Inquiry

“…In one example, scholars experimented by disrupting an academic conference with unexpected objects placed throughout the event (Benozzo et al, 2019). Others have more directly within aspects of the academic article, such as the writing (Vagle et al, 2017), authorship (Benozzo et al, 2016), and narrative (Carlson & Wells, 2020). In all, this experimental inquiry seeks not to find new answers or solutions but to present new questions and problems.…”