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Invited Lecture 3 Location: Amphitheatre I (KEDEA) | |
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Dialogical Identity: Concept and Method of Investigation University SWPS, Poland According to the Dialogical Self Theory (DST), personal identity is defined as “dynamic multiplicity of personal positions” (Hermans & Hermans-Konopka, 2010, p. 81). The dynamic nature and complexity of identity result from dialogical interactions among significant I-positions, which contribute to it in their own unique ways and, by participating in internal polyphony, can lead to agreements and new syntheses. The phenomenological manifestations of such organization of the self are internal dialogues. A graphic representation of the dialogical self is a circle containing points representing different I-positions (e.g., authentic self, social self, inner critic, or supportive figure). The Dialogical Self Mapping Method uses a template for mapping subjectively important I-positions proposed by Hubert Hermans, and is a proposal for studying dialogical identity with close cooperation with the client. The person defines their significant I-positions, places them inside (and outside) the circle, names them, and signs their relationships with lines indicating the quality of those interactions. According to idiographic studies on dialogical identity, participants typically use one to two dozen I-positions and focus on internal I-positions. The paper will include a theoretical introduction to dialogical identity, a proposal for a method for self-investigation with the assistance of a professional helper, findings from explorations of dialogical identity, and case studies illustrating dialogical identity. In this lecture, I will attempt to answer the following questions: (1) What organizations of the dialogical self do we encounter in the study of dialogical identity? (2) What does meta-reflection on the process of creating dialogical identity contribute? (3) What is the specificity of dialogical identity in relation to well-known approaches, e.g., those of Erikson or Berzonsky? (4) What are the possible modifications of the Dialogical Self Mapping Method? (5) What applications can this method have for self-understanding and self-development? | |