The Brazilian Research in Narrative Analysis in times of “Post-Truth”

Abstract The paper aims to examine theoretical and epistemological methods and assumptions that underpin the study of the discourse guided by the Narrative Analysis. This area of research combines ethnographic techniques with analytical directives originated from Discourse Analysis and Interactional Sociolinguistics traditions. Our focus lies particularly on the relationship between the abovementioned field of study and the contemporary transdisciplinary social research, bringing examples from some researches carried out within the research group Narrative and Social Interaction (NAVIS). Moreover, we seek to contribute to the debate ignited by representation and validity crises when contemplating the practical repercussions of innovations stirred up from the current qualitative research scenario in the context of the group’s researches.