TY - JOUR AU - Baldwin, Clive AU - Greason, Michelle AU - Hill, Caroline PY - 2018/09/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Exploring the Rhizomal Self JF - Narrative Works JA - NW VL - 8 IS - 1&2 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NW/article/view/28920 SP - AB - Theories of the Self abound both across and within disciplines. Following a discussion of two frameworks for understanding the Self—the essentialist and the dialogic—we explore the nature of what we call the <em>rhizomal</em> Self. Through autobiographical material we present a rhizomal narrative as a means of understanding the Self as narrative performance. We conclude with a brief discussion of some of the advantages of this way of conceptualizing and representing the Self. ER -