Storytelling, sociology and sexuality: Ken Plummer’s humanist narrative analysis

We are approaching Ken Plummer’s work from the standpoint of our shared history in interactionist sociologies sexuality and interest sexual storytelling. Plummer was truly a trailblazer study sexuality. He one first UK to approach distinctively sociological perspective which, while innovative, out tune with Marxist psychoanalytical mood time later further sidelined by more fashionable poststructuralist postmodern theorising. Yet, incredibly productive focussing attention on as always socially situated relational – themes which were carried into his influential narrative Also significant longstanding commitment radical critical humanism, even at times when humanism very much favour. These aspects that we will take up this evaluation, arguing for its continuing value flexible open potential applicability beyond ‘western’ contexts extending understanding variability diversity human specific historical, social, cultural, political settings.