Visano, Livy A.2015-01-262015-01-262014-09-052015-01-26http://hdl.handle.net/10315/28293This dissertation considers existing methodological practices in the collection of Italian-Canadian immigrant family narratives and focuses on a number of immigrant family stories recounted by my Northern Italian, Friulian-born parent-informants as collected from my role as a trilingual daughter-as-researcher. After reflecting on aspects of qualitative methodology that deal with collecting narratives at large, I present a triangulated, interconnected model that I call Breadth, Depth, and Form, based on three foundational approaches: life history, narrative inquiry and oral history. Breadth contextualizes my informants across time and space; depth allows me to focus on my informants as individual and reflect of the narrative meaning for my informants; form allows me to recognize and document the authentic, original language(s) of the narratives themselves. Chapter One examines the foundational aspects of my methodology and introduces my triangulated approach with a series of methodological considerations; Chapter Two presents the field of Italian migration and ethnic studies most pertinent to my work; Chapter Three describes the scholarship on Friulian immigration to North America and provides a brief overview of the history of Friulian language and its place in the diaspora. Chapter Four explores my position as daughter-as-researcher (DAR) and provides detailed reflections on my role as insider; Chapter Five culminates with an analysis of my informants’ narratives based on content and form.enAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.EducationEthnic studiesElectronic Thesis or Dissertation2015-01-26Qualitative approachesMethodologyItalian-Canadian storytellingItalian-Canadian immigrant family narrativesFriulian immigration studies in CanadaFriulian immigration in North AmericaFriiulian language in the diasporaOral historyNarrative inquiryItalian migration in CanadaLife historyDaughter-as-researcherRole as insiderFriulian authenticOriginal languageBreadthDepthFormImmigrant family narratives