Rhizomatic intraviews in post-qualitative research: exploring temporalities through a Deleuzean-Guattarian-Bergsonian Lens

PURPOSE: The article theorises how intraviews may allow capturing temporalities to challenge the centrality of time and instead focus on decentering the notion of temporalities as fixed in the experiences of individuals and instead become distributed in various assemblages. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Drawing on the works of Bergson, Deleuze and Guattari, this article develops and examines a set of rhizomatic interview temporalities, which were used during an ethnographic study of young people in a high school in South London, UK. FINDINGS: Drawing out different facets of duration and temporalities, the article argues for intraviews as important ethical encounters where post-qualitative considerations for research emerge. The article argues how reemergences and suppleness in intraviews were important facets in understanding the flow of temporalities in the lives of young people. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The definition and practicalities of time in qualitative research require expansion and problematisation. The qualitative interview needs to remain relevant as a method, and new theorisations of interviews are needed. Additionally, the influence of Bergson’s philosophy on Deleuzean philosophy is largely overlooked in research. This article addresses both these needs and contributes to the extension of theorisations of intraviews and the use of philosophy in post-qualitative research.