Doing Narrative Research

by Molly Andrews (Editor), Corinne Squire (Editor), Maria Tamboukou (Editor)

Written by an international team of experts in the field, the second edition of this popular text considers both the theoretical underpinnings and practical applications of narrative research. The authors take the reader from initial decisions about forms of narrative research, through more complex issues of reflexivity, interpretation and the research context. Existing chapters have been updated to reflect changes in the literature and new chapters from eminent narrative scholars in Europe, Australia and the United States have been added on a variety of topics including narratives and embodiment, visual narratives, narratives and storyworlds, new media narratives and Deleuzian perspectives in narrative research.  This book will be invaluable for all students, researchers and academics looking to use narrative methods in their own social research.

Genres: Research

288 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2008

Reviews

[Kathrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Random assortment of perspectives on various kinds of narrative research. No through line, but some bits are useful. Includes an interesting but rather tedious chapter on applying a Foucauldian approach to research methodology using written narrative artifacts, but not so useful for oral work.

[brisingr]

Read this kinda diagonally for one of my classes, mainly the sections that directly relate to my interest at the moment. Very accessibly written.

[Dioscita · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'll use a bit from this, but not much more. Probably would give it a 2.5 if we were allowed to split the stars...

[Charles Sammut · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good introduction to Narrative Research.