Maggie continues her interest in what is happening with Narrative practice in different parts of the world. Her focus in recent years has been on the ways in which the Narrative approach has been taken forward in its application in local contexts, both in India and in Mexico. The dynamic and creative interplay between the narrative metaphor as a framework for responding to people’s concerns, and the not-so-individualised and collective emphasis in the cultures of these countries, provides just one area of fertile ground for inspiration in the work. This dimension is further added to by the keen political lens that informs the work that is coming from the Global South. Maggie is appreciating being influenced in her thinking about narrative practice through the contribution that is being made by practitioners who have clearly taken up Michael Whites’s invitation to make the practice relevant in the context that is local and particular.

This follows on from her ongoing interest in the writers and thinkers whose ideas were originally drawn on as conceptual underpinnings to the Narrative approach. Maggie is particularly interested in the schools of thought that have come after the French Post-structuralists and that have taken things in directions that are more in line with broader contemporary concerns of Social Justice and equity across the planet. She believes there is a strong resonance with Feminist Posthumanism and Post-Colonial Theory, that can hold relevance for Narrative practitioners today, as a backdrop to our interest in the everyday practices of storying lives.