Lines of Narrative: Psychosocial Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780415242332 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 224 str.

Molly Andrews; Shelley Day Sclater; Corinne Squire

Opis

Narrative, the process of making or telling a story, is a prime concern of social science today. The essays and editorial commentary in this volume focus on the inter-relationship between experience, self and society and offer to advance understanding of the implications of the narrative turn in social sciences. International contributors assess the methodological implications, and present a fascinating range of case studies, from the Princess Diana interview to the memoirs of the wives of US nuclear scientists. Morality USA: Representations of Morality in Contemporary Culture Squire (Minnesota University Press, 1998) Lifetimes of Commitment: Aging, Politics, Psychology Andrews (CUP, 1991).

Recenzje

'...for us, the main attractions when reading Lines of Narrative were the range of topics covered and the inclusive approach to theorizing. Albeit, this is not a book for the faint-hearted; if the reader is willing to engage on a variety of levels then it has a great deal to offer in terms of illuminating and opeing up an expansive appreciation of the 'narrative turn'. - Feminism and Psychology, Christine Horrocks and Nancy Kelly.

Spis treści

Introduction, Molly Andrews, Shelley Day Sclater, Michael Rustin, Corinne Squire, Amal Treacher; Part 1 Narrative and culture; intro_1 Introduction, Corinne Squire; Chapter 1 Narrative, civil society and public culture, Ronald N. Jacobs; Chapter 2 Resurrective practice and narrative, Clive Scale; Chapter 3 Wedding bells and baby carriages, Suzanna Danuta Walters; Chapter 4 Narratives as bad faith, Ian Craib; Part 2 Narrative and life history; intro_2 Introduction, Molly Andrews; Chapter 5 When the story’s over, Mark Freeman; Chapter 6 A cautious ethnography of socialism, Zdenek Konopasek, Molly Andrews; Chapter 7 ‘Papa’s bomb’, Carol Wolkowitz; Chapter 8 Betrayals, trauma and self-redemption?, Tom Wengraf; Part 3 Narrative and discourse; intro_3 Introduction, Shelley Day Sclater; Chapter 9 Narrative, discourse and the unconscious, Wendy Hollway, Tony Jefferson; Chapter 10 Fictional(ising) identity?, Helen Malson; Chapter 11 ‘Let them rot’, Marion V. Smith; Chapter 12 Narrative and the discursive (re)construction of events, Jackie Abell, Elizabeth H. Stokoe, Michael Billig; Chapter 13 Conclusion, Phil Bradbury, Shelley Day Sclater;

O autorze

Co-Directors of the Centre for Narrative Research in the Social Sciences, University of East London., Co-Director of the Centre for Adoption and Identity Studies, University of East London.