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Publication details [#45648]
Bamberg, Michael, Deborah Schiffrin and Anna De Fina, eds. 2007. Selves and Identities in Narrative and Discourse. (Studies in Narrative 9). John Benjamins. x+355 pp.
Publication type
Book – edited volume
Publication language
English
Keywords
Annotation
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.
Articles in this volume
Minks, Amanda. "Goblins like to hear stories": Miskitu children's narratives of spirit encounters. 9–39
Davies, Catherine. Language and identity in discourse in the American South: Sociolinguistic repertoire as expressive resource in the presentation of self. 71–88
Petraki, Eleni, Carolyn Baker and Michael Emmison. "Moral versions" of motherhood and daughterhood in Greek-Australian family narratives. 107–132
Gordon, Cynthia. Repetition and identity experimentation: One child's use of repetition as a resource for "trying on" maternal identities. 133–157
Guo, Jiansheng. Multiple selves and thematic domains in gender identity: Perspectives from Chinese children's conflict management styles. 181–227
Moissinac, Luke. "Mr. Lanoe hit on my mom": Reestablishment of believability in sequential 'small stories' by adolescent boys. 229–252
Korobov, Neill and Michael Bamberg. "Strip poker! They don't show nothing!": Positioning identities in adolescent male talk about a television game show. 253–271
Deppermann, Arnulf. Using the other for oneself: Conversational practices of representing out-group members among adolescents. 273–301