Immediately after reading the Gergens article, I began analyzing how my perception of the world is tied to radical relativism. I mean, I agree that what I have learned and understand about the world is somehow tied to a human relationship. At the same time, in my mind, I am still examining how my social interactions are tied to how I talk about and what I can do with writing.
I am excited to explore reflectively, how my social interactions and the stories that I have shared in my oral history interview have shaped my writing and what I can do with my writing because of those interactions. As I think back, I see interesting correlations of where exchanges with certain persons supported my writing. At the same time, I found myself alone, without having a supportive cast to share my writings.
I agree with Gergens that what we experience and much of an individuals knowledge is socially constructed.
With that, I plan to examine how my knowledge or lack of knowledge has shaped my writing style and what I define writing to be in currently. The information that I gather from my data, I hope, can be used as a tool for teaching or mentoring students about the pitfalls or advantages to being a part of a community of writers.
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