Narrative wanderings: charting a nomad listening

Abstract

This text aims to present an exercise in experimenting with methodological approaches within the context of a postgraduate program, arising from experiences in the “Narrative Researches" course, offered by the Epistemology and the History of Sciences and Techniques Post-Graduate Program, at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) -HCTE-UFRJ. The course’s  educational trajectory guided the possibility of conducting narrative research and research with narratives. In order to situate the movement undertaken and the learning which emerged from it, we adopted Deleuze and Guattari (2004)’s Cartography as a framework, composing the paths and the multiple entries and exit points resulting from an experimentation with theoretical and methodological possibilities. The reflections developed in dialogue with different authors, and research participants, led us to powerful narratives from Basic Education teachers about their experiences in literacy classes.