Magnus Kilger
List of John Benjamins publications for which Magnus Kilger plays a role.
Articles
2023 Psychologizing childhood in the reality show Biggest Loser: Temporal ordering and narrating a fat identity Narrative Inquiry 33:1, pp. 91–111 | Article
Obesity and overweight are central issues in contemporary western societies, and the public debates in media are extensive. This paper investigates stories from participants in the reality TV-show Biggest Loser, and how the participants invoke temporal identity changes and childhood traumas to… read more
2017 Talent stories in youth sports: Discursively shared narratives of success Narrative Inquiry 27:1, pp. 47–65 | Article
Success stories are a frequently investigated genre of shared cultural narratives. This paper will pay particular attention to success stories in sports and investigate how young participants in selection camps in soccer and hockey are using a set of shared narratives in order to produce their… read more