Gramophony of an Application for ‘Recognition of a Condition of Permanent Desire’

Abstract

Gramophony of an Application for ‘Recognition of a Condition of Permanent Desire’ is a collage of theoretical arguments, creative writing and audio performances that examines notions of (life) writing, voice and subjectivity from a poststructuralist feminist perspective. By engaging in what Smith and Dean (2009) describe as the interwoven processes of ‘practice‐led research’ and ‘research‐led practice’ I combined conceptual research with creative practice and produced a form of hybridised text that blurs traditional binaries of ‘fact’/‘fiction’, ‘creative’/‘critical’ and ‘speech’/‘writing’. Following Smith (1995), I suggest understanding Gramophony as an example of ‘performative autobiography’ that challenges traditional discourses of identity and representation.

Citation

Azul, D. (2011), "Gramophony of an Application for ‘Recognition of a Condition of Permanent Desire’", Qualitative Research Journal, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 13-33. https://doi.org/10.3316/QRJ1101013