“Cordelia, you sound so different”: The construction of the self and the perspective of present in a narrative of religious conversion
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Resumo: | From a sociointeractional perspective of discourse (Gumperz, 1982), this research aims at investigating the construction of the narrative identity (Ricoeur, 1990) that is brought out in the discursive production of a story of religious conversion taking into consideration the perspective of present time (Jarvinen, 2004; Bastos e Santos, 2006). The narratives of conversion have very particular characteristics, such as working as testimonies of the passage from one bad condition of existence to a better one, in which the contrast between present and past are especially visible. In this paper, I investigate parts of a conversion narrative of a woman who has experienced conversion to an evangelical church (of which she is a member at the moment of the interview) after having participated in other religious practices. The research points to the fact that, when narrating different moments of her past experiences, the narrator realizes different identity constructions of herself, such as being superficial in her adolescence, troublesome in the relationship with her family and unhappy in her adulthood. According to her view of the present time, these constructions work, in the general schema of her narrative, as counterpoints to the construction of her present identity (after the conversion) as a happy and confident woman. Key words: interactional sociolinguistics, social identity, narrative and religious discourse. |
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“Cordelia, you sound so different”: The construction of the self and the perspective of present in a narrative of religious conversion“Cordélia, a tua voz tá tão diferente”: a construção do si mesmo e a perspectiva do presente em uma narrativa de conversão religiosaFrom a sociointeractional perspective of discourse (Gumperz, 1982), this research aims at investigating the construction of the narrative identity (Ricoeur, 1990) that is brought out in the discursive production of a story of religious conversion taking into consideration the perspective of present time (Jarvinen, 2004; Bastos e Santos, 2006). The narratives of conversion have very particular characteristics, such as working as testimonies of the passage from one bad condition of existence to a better one, in which the contrast between present and past are especially visible. In this paper, I investigate parts of a conversion narrative of a woman who has experienced conversion to an evangelical church (of which she is a member at the moment of the interview) after having participated in other religious practices. The research points to the fact that, when narrating different moments of her past experiences, the narrator realizes different identity constructions of herself, such as being superficial in her adolescence, troublesome in the relationship with her family and unhappy in her adulthood. According to her view of the present time, these constructions work, in the general schema of her narrative, as counterpoints to the construction of her present identity (after the conversion) as a happy and confident woman. Key words: interactional sociolinguistics, social identity, narrative and religious discourse. Partindo de uma perspectiva sociointeracional do discurso (Gumperz, 1982), esta pesquisa tem como objetivo investigar a construção da identidade narrativa (Ricoeur, 1990) que emerge na produção discursiva de uma estória de conversão religiosa, tendo em vista a perspectiva do presente (Jarvinen, 2004; Bastos e Santos, 2006). As narrativas de conversão possuem características bem particulares, entre as quais funcionam como testemunhos da passagem de uma condição de existência ruim para uma melhor, em que o contraste entre presente e passado se faz especialmente visível. Neste trabalho, investigo trechos de uma narrativa de conversão de uma mulher que possui uma experiência conversão a uma igreja evangélica (à qual está ligada no momento da entrevista) depois de ter participado de outras práticas religiosas. O trabalho aponta, entre outros aspectos, para a percepção de que, ao narrar diferentes momentos de sua experiência passada, a narradora realiza diferentes construções de si, como a de ter sido superficial na adolescência, problemática em sua relação com a família e infeliz na idade adulta. Essas construções funcionam, no esquema geral de sua narrativa, como contraponto para a construção de sua identidade atual (depois da conversão religiosa) como uma mulher segura e feliz, de acordo com sua perspectiva do presente. Palavras-chave: sociolinguística interacional, identidade social, narrativa e discurso religioso.Unisinos2021-05-27info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopio/article/view/4866Calidoscópio; Vol. 7 No. 2 (2009): May/August; 144-154Calidoscópio; v. 7 n. 2 (2009): Maio/Agosto; 144-1542177-6202reponame:Calidoscópio (Online)instname:Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)instacron:Unisinosporhttps://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopio/article/view/4866/2122Copyright (c) 2021 Calidoscópioinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessdos Santos, William Soares2021-05-27T19:36:52Zoai:ojs2.revistas.unisinos.br:article/4866Revistahttps://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopioPUBhttps://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopio/oaicmira@unisinos.br || cmira@unisinos.br2177-62022177-6202opendoar:2021-05-27T19:36:52Calidoscópio (Online) - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)false |
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“Cordelia, you sound so different”: The construction of the self and the perspective of present in a narrative of religious conversion “Cordélia, a tua voz tá tão diferente”: a construção do si mesmo e a perspectiva do presente em uma narrativa de conversão religiosa |
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“Cordelia, you sound so different”: The construction of the self and the perspective of present in a narrative of religious conversion |
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“Cordelia, you sound so different”: The construction of the self and the perspective of present in a narrative of religious conversion dos Santos, William Soares |
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From a sociointeractional perspective of discourse (Gumperz, 1982), this research aims at investigating the construction of the narrative identity (Ricoeur, 1990) that is brought out in the discursive production of a story of religious conversion taking into consideration the perspective of present time (Jarvinen, 2004; Bastos e Santos, 2006). The narratives of conversion have very particular characteristics, such as working as testimonies of the passage from one bad condition of existence to a better one, in which the contrast between present and past are especially visible. In this paper, I investigate parts of a conversion narrative of a woman who has experienced conversion to an evangelical church (of which she is a member at the moment of the interview) after having participated in other religious practices. The research points to the fact that, when narrating different moments of her past experiences, the narrator realizes different identity constructions of herself, such as being superficial in her adolescence, troublesome in the relationship with her family and unhappy in her adulthood. According to her view of the present time, these constructions work, in the general schema of her narrative, as counterpoints to the construction of her present identity (after the conversion) as a happy and confident woman. Key words: interactional sociolinguistics, social identity, narrative and religious discourse. |
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