The Shaping of Subjectivity and Biographies of Individuals in the Face of the Transformations of a Neo-Modern Society: An Introduction

Abstract

The presented text is an introduction to other articles included in this issue, which were prepared for the purpose of publishing the methodological and the historical-theoretical parts of the results of the research grant. Our study aimed to examine contemporary changes in subjectivity as well as explore how the subjectivity of our interlocutors emerges during narrative interviews. The first part of the article outlines the premises for the conducted research. The subsequent section presents a short argument discussing the category of “projectivity” in the context of changes in a (post-)modern society. Finally, we briefly refer to methodological issues, which are described in much greater detail in other texts presented in the issue.

Keywords

• projectivity
• biography
• subjectivity
• neo-modern society
• narrative interview