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Published 2007
The different traditions that have inspired the contributors to this volume can be divided along three different orientations, one that is rooted
predominantly ...
Published 2007
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.
