Dewey, Habermas, and Bakhtin: The Epistemology for Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry

Yumarnamto, Mateus (2022) Dewey, Habermas, and Bakhtin: The Epistemology for Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Transformative Ideas in A Changing World-The Global Solidarity Crisis, 1. pp. 93-106. ISSN 2987-2596

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Abstract

In this paper, I discuss the importance of Dewey, Habermas, and Bakhtin’s ideas for grounding the epistemology of autoethnography and narrative inquiry. As emerging methods of inquiry, autoethnography and narrative inquiry are both qualitative research methods that put the emphasis on experience and subjectivity – a great leap from the positivists’ perspective on research, which emphasizes on objectivity and generalizability. For epistemological ground, Dewey (1929a, 1929b) contributes to our understanding on experience and reflexivity as the basis for generating knowledge. Habermas (1981), on the other hand, completes Dewey’s naturalistic views on experience with a critical perspective and the socio-cultural factors which shape our experience. In addition, Habermas also contributes in framing experience in three types of truth claims: subjective truth claim, objective truth claim, and normative truth claim. Completing the endeavor to ground autoethnography and narrative inquiry into a sound epistemology, Bakhtin (1981) offers a framework of understanding experience in terms of unending dialogue. One’s experience as narrated in an autoetnography or stories can be understood as a dialogue, responding to past events and inviting to future responses. In this way, experience is understood in terms of diglossic world where dominant voice suppresses less dominant ones. Basing on the three philosophers’ perspectives, I believe that autoetnography and narrative inquiry have strong groundwork to investigate experience-based knowledging. Especially in education where experience is central in professional growth of teachers and educators, autoethnography and narrative inquiry can be a productive avenue for research, professional development, and empowerment. More importantly, this epistemology will be able to be critical on injustice, be able to empower the oppressed, and be able to enhance solidarity among those who fight for the betterment of human kind. Key Words: Dewey; Habermas, Bakhtin, autoethnography, narrative inquiry

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Philosophy
Divisions:	Proceeding > Faculty of Philosophy
Depositing User:	Kristoforus Sri Ratulayn Kino Nara
Date Deposited:	02 Aug 2023 14:07
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2023 14:07
URI:	http://repository.ukwms.ac.id/id/eprint/36263

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