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Narrative Inquiry

Volume 36, Issue 2 (2026)

Expected December 2026. ca. 200 pp.

Publishing status: In production

© John Benjamins Publishing Company

Table of Contents

This is a provisional table of contents, and subject to changes.

“My maternal home, like my mother’s place” Spatial meaning-making and narrative contestation in the asylum process Zoe Nikolaidou	233–257
Secrets in motion: The role of gestures in a multimodal coming out narrative Tomasz Dyrmo	258–280
“I am a baby-friendly doctor, but…” Narrative positioning in health advice stories on X/Twitter, Naija Onwu Inya	281–305
A comparative study of discourse interaction strategies in brand narratives between Chinese and American time‑honored enterprises Nan Wu	306–333
Contrasting the narrative structure of Japanese folktales and Grimms’ fairy tales Kumiko Mukaida and Lauren Shapiro Crane	334–356
Unpacking the narrative complexities of YouTube: A multi-participant framework for social media narrative analysis Merve Özçelik and Julian Canjura	357–386
Tempus mutans: Temporal change in the crafting styles of forced migrants’ narratives about host societies: Temporal change in the crafting styles of forced migrants’ narratives about host societies Fabio I.M. Poppi	387–416
Stand-up comedians’ performed narratives about offended audiences Camilla Vásquez	417–440
Review of Craig, Silk & Ali (2026): Narrative Inquiries into Being and Becoming Educators: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Pasan Athapaththu	441–443

Subjects and metadata

Main BIC Subject

CFG: Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis

Main BISAC Subject

LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General