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Table 2.

An example of Salgado et al.’s (2013) positioning microanalysis method showing a participant’s movement to different identity positions

Unit of analysis	Agent	Addressee	Audiences	Identity-position	Thematic object
In my visit, I heard a hirst murmur to me the words “mystery, gothic, pharmacy”, and this created dark feelings, such as mystery and unhappiness. I started feeling and behaving like a goth!	Christine	Uncodable	Artworks/artist	I as a goth	Emotional states (unhappiness and mystery)
… But after a while I heard myself answering back: “hey, this unhappiness and mystery is not me…I’m a sociable, talkative, lively and active person”	Christine	I as a goth	Artist	I as sociable, lively and active	Emotional states (unhappiness and mystery)
And just like that I returned to my sociable self, who admitted that the exhibition transmitted a feeling of mystery and security, yet it challenged my ethics and beliefs, thus making me feel a bit detached as well as believing that this exhibition is more dedicated to people with a melancholic personality	Christine	I as sociable	Art setting	I as sociable	Emotional states and experience

Unit of analysis	Agent	Addressee	Audiences	Identity-position	Thematic object
In my visit, I heard a hirst murmur to me the words “mystery, gothic, pharmacy”, and this created dark feelings, such as mystery and unhappiness. I started feeling and behaving like a goth!	Christine	Uncodable	Artworks/artist	I as a goth	Emotional states (unhappiness and mystery)
… But after a while I heard myself answering back: “hey, this unhappiness and mystery is not me…I’m a sociable, talkative, lively and active person”	Christine	I as a goth	Artist	I as sociable, lively and active	Emotional states (unhappiness and mystery)
And just like that I returned to my sociable self, who admitted that the exhibition transmitted a feeling of mystery and security, yet it challenged my ethics and beliefs, thus making me feel a bit detached as well as believing that this exhibition is more dedicated to people with a melancholic personality	Christine	I as sociable	Art setting	I as sociable	Emotional states and experience

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