Self-recorded conversations in tourism memory research

Abstract

This research note discusses the application of a novel qualitative data generation method, self-recorded paired conversations. The context of this discussion is a study where we used this method to understand the negotiation of tourism memory narratives drawn from shared overnight music festival experiences. The method offers a fresh approach to interviews, moving from traditional, researcher-led individual and focus group interviews towards participant-led conversations preceded by individual narratives on the same topic. Self-recording is a suitable technique in times of limited travel, but it also provides further benefits described below.