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

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ISBN:

9789027291233

Title:

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

Author:

Bamberg, Michael G. W., 1947-

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 355 pages) : illustrations.

Series:

Studies in narrative, v. 9

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."

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Subject Term:

Discourse analysis, Narrative.

Identity (Psychology)

Added Author:

Bamberg, Michael G. W., 1947-

De Fina, Anna.

Schiffrin, Deborah.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2007

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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.