Selves and identities in narrative and discourse / edited by Michael Bamberg, Anna De Fina, Deborah Schiffrin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bamberg, Michael G. W., 1947-

De Fina, Anna.

Schiffrin, Deborah.

Series:

Studies in narrative ; v. 9.

Studies in narrative, 1568-2706 ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse analysis, Narrative.

Identity (Psychology).

Physical Description:

x, 355 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The different traditions that have inspired the contributors to this volume can be divided along three different orientations, one that is rooted predominantly in sociolinguistics, a second that is ethnomethodologically informed, and a third that came in the wake of narrative interview research. All three share a commitment to view self and identity not as essential properties of the person but as constituted in discursive practices and particularly in narrative. Moreover, since self and identity are held to be phenomena that are contextually and continually generated, they are defined and viewed in the plural, as selves and identities. In the attempt of moving closer toward a process-oriented approach to the formation of selves and identities, this volume sets the stage for future discussions of the role of narrative and discourse in this generation process and for how a close analysis of these processes can advance an understanding of the world around us and within this world, of identities and selves.

Contents:

Selves and Identities in Narrative and Discourse

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Table of contents

Contributors

Introduction to the volume

"Goblins like to hear stories"

Storying as becoming

Language and identity in discoursein the American south

Doing "being ordinary" in an interview narrative with a second generationItalian-Australian woman

"Moral versions" of motherhood and daughterhood in Greek-Australianfamily narratives

Repetition and identity experimentation

I beat them all up

Multiple selves and thematicdomains in gender identity

"Mr. Lanoe hit on my mom"

"Strip poker! They don't show nothing!'"

Using the other for oneself

Like pieces in a puzzle

Theories of self inpsychotherapeutic narratives

References

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Index

The series Studies in Narrative.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612151910

9781282151918

1282151916

9789027291233

9027291233

OCLC:

648354276