The beginning of social time: An interview with myself

Interviewer: First I must mention that I cannot recall ever having heard of a self-interview. Would you mind saying how you came to interview yourself about your new theory? Donald Black: I decided to interview myself partly because I have never been entirely satisfied with the questions interviewers have asked me in the past (see, e.g., Black, 2002a; 2010b). I thought I might be able to ask better questions e and more difficult questions e if only because I am better acquainted with the nature and history of my work. Interviewing myself also allows me to go into as much detail as I wish. But of course others will have to judge for themselves whether this was a useful strategy.