Date: 17-Jan-2008 From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com> Subject: Selves and Identities in Narrative and Discourse: Bamberg, De Fina, Schiffrin (Eds) E-mail this message to a friend
Title: Selves and Identities in Narrative and Discourse
Series Title: Studies in Narrative 9
Published: 2007
Publisher: John Benjamins
http://www.benjamins.com/
Editor: Michael Bamberg
Editor: Anna De Fina
Editor: Deborah Schiffrin
Hardback: ISBN: 9027226490 9789027226495 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 90.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9027226490 9789027226495 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 122.00
Abstract:
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.
Linguistic Field(s):
Discourse Analysis
Sociolinguistics
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